Oryan

Oryan was a shamanReturn of the Crimson Guard, Book 2 Chapter 5, UK PB p.427 from the Seven Cities who worked as a bodyguard of Mallick Rel.Return of the Crimson Guard, Dramatis Personae, pg. xi He possessed a strange Elder magic connected to the Warrens. He was a bone thin, dark skinned old man with faded blue tattoos whose hands were hard and knotted with arthritis. He had a long face with eyes "as dark and flat as wet stones."Return of the Crimson Guard, Book 1, Chapter 2, US HC p.70Return of the Crimson Guard, Book 2 Chapter 5, UK PB p.427-428 
He was also likely Soletaken as he was once described shifting into nothingness amidst a sharp spice scent.Return of the Crimson Guard, Book 2, Chapter 2, US HC p.288
==In Return of the Crimson Guard==
Oryan followed Mallick unseen whenever he went about his business on the streets of Unta. The councilor had lost track of the number of assassination attempts foiled by Oryan's magic.Return of the Crimson Guard, Book 1, Chapter 2, US HC p.70 
He was one of the few who did not fear Mallick and fearlessly upbraided him whenever he thought Mallick was in the wrong. He advised Mallick to put aside his petty vendetta against the Wickans in order to seize the larger prize of the Throne.Return of the Crimson Guard, Book 2, Chapter 5, US HC p.428
==Notes and references==
Category:Bodyguards
Category:Humans
Category:Mages
Category:Males
Category:Seven Cities natives
Category:Soletaken