Ralan el Pesarkhal

Ralan el Persakhal is syl-pasha (ruler) of Calimshan. He appears as a dark-haired, lean and imposing figure that seems younger than his years, with only a small patches of grey along the temples as any indication that he is anywhere close to being more than sixty years old.

Personality
Ralan el Persakhal possessess a calm demeanor is most situations, though the smile he offers can be full of secret meanings to those observant enough to catch them. He has a powerful gift in oratory, described as "spellbinding" and has brought him great favor with the common people.

Ralan el Persakhal has a love for history, particularly the stories of the Shoon Imperium. One of his desires is to gain possession of the ancient city of Shoonach and revive the Imperium in all of its power and glory. Currently, Shoonach is part of the territories held by Tethyr to the north, and a point of contention between the two countries.

History
Ralan el Persakhal first entered the political arena of Calimshan while serving as a vizier (advisor) of a sultan (ruler) of the Manshaka. He even then attempted to gain a friendship with the family of Syl-Pasha Rashid el Djenispool, then the caleph of Calimshan. When the sultan vanished from Manshaka, a number of guilds run by wizards and merchants raised a sultan under their power to the throne in order to manipulate events to their own liking.

In 1358 DR, Ralan el Persakhal became sultan of Manshaka when he manipulated a fight between members of the guilds. He immediately began to consolidate his power among the underworld of Manshaka in order to gain complete control of the city in all aspects (a characteristic he continues to exhibit to the present day in Calimport). He used his increasing power to gain alliances with other groups within the underworld in order to strengthen both his own power among the high class of Calimshan and stabilize his beloved country from the ground up.