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Ksural of the Lonely Skies (pronounced k-SURR-all) is an elderly Akwarai dwarven writer and playwright. Born into the traditional Akwarai nomadic life, Ksural has spent many long years wandering the Sangora Desolation, journeying between destinations as far apart as Yarma, Khapesh, and Oscan. Despite his people's normal preference for oral stories, Ksural has used his gift for words to become one of the Akwarai's most prolific writers, and certainly their best known. His stories and plays recount tales of life in the desert, encompassing both its hardships and its joys. Too overcome by a continual sense of wanderlust to remain in any one place for long, even in his old age Ksural continues to venture out into the Desolation alone. He returns to Yarma occasionally, staying only long enough to visit friends and gift any of his new works to the House of Treasure. The librarians there dutifully copy his manuscripts, making them freely available to the many Akwarai clans that visit the city.

For almost his entire life Ksural has labored over a verse drama he calls Last Gasp of the Desert Winds. Intended as an epic telling the story of his people's history, culture, and hopes for the future, despite its ever-increasing length and complexity Ksural refuses to consider the play to be complete. Privately, Ksural's friends urge him to finish the Last Gasp of the Desert Winds, fearing that in his old age he will never have the time to conclude his masterpiece. Currently the drama, when performed uninterrupted, lasts for over six days.

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 |alignment = Neutral good
-|ancestry = Dwarf
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 |gender = Male
 |homeland = [[Sangora Desolation]]
-|affiliation = [[Akwarai]]
+|affiliation = [[Akwarai]] ([[Lonely Skies]] clan)
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-'''Ksural of the Lonely Skies''' {{Pronunciation|k'SURR-all}} is an elderly [[Akwarai]] dwarven writer and playwright. Born into the traditional Akwarai nomadic existence, Ksural has spent his entire life wandering the [[Sangora Desolation]], journeying between destinations as far apart as [[Yarma]], [[Khapesh]], and [[Oscan]]. Despite his people's normal preference for oral stories, Ksural has used his gift for words to become one of the Akwarai's most prolific writers, and certainly their best known. His stories and plays recount tales of life in the desert, encompassing both its hardships and its joys. Too overcome by a continual sense of wanderlust to remain in any one place for long, even in his old age Ksural continues to venture out into the Desolation alone. He returns to Yarma occasionally, staying only long enough to visit friends and gift any of his new works to the [[House of Treasure]]. The librarians then dutifully copy his manuscripts, making them freely available to the many Akwarai clans that visit the city.
+'''Ksural of the Lonely Skies''' {{Pronunciation|k-SURR-all}} is an elderly [[Akwarai]] [[Dwarf|dwarven]] writer and playwright. Born into the traditional Akwarai nomadic life, Ksural has spent many long years wandering the [[Sangora Desolation]], journeying between destinations as far apart as [[Yarma]], [[Khapesh]], and [[Oscan]]. Despite his people's normal preference for oral stories, Ksural has used his gift for words to become one of the Akwarai's most prolific writers, and certainly their best known. His stories and plays recount tales of life in the desert, encompassing both its hardships and its joys. Too overcome by a continual sense of wanderlust to remain in any one place for long, even in his old age Ksural continues to venture out into the Desolation alone. He returns to Yarma occasionally, staying only long enough to visit friends and gift any of his new works to the [[House of Treasure]]. The librarians there dutifully copy his manuscripts, making them freely available to the many Akwarai clans that visit the city.
 For almost his entire life Ksural has labored over a verse drama he calls ''[[Last Gasp of the Desert Winds]]''. Intended as an epic telling the story of his people's history, culture, and hopes for the future, despite its ever-increasing length and complexity Ksural refuses to consider the play to be complete. Privately, Ksural's friends urge him to finish the ''Last Gasp of the Desert Winds'', fearing that in his old age he will never have the time to conclude his masterpiece. Currently the drama, when performed uninterrupted, lasts for over six days.