Dres of Shining Sands (pronounced DREZ) is an Akwarai dwarven blacksmith and mage of the Shining Sands clan. He nearly always remains with clan elder Imuha's caravan, rather than joining new caravans regularly as is typical for the Akwarai.
An expert in his trade, Dres makes many of the traditional iron-cored staves given to children of his clan - amongst the Akwarai he is considered one of the best living smiths of meteoric iron.