At twenty-eight Vvlad is ruggedly handsome, usually unshaven and with spiked red hair. He is a solid six footer but with the build and gait of a gymnast. He looks to be of gypsy descent, a northern clan by the hue of his skin. He is leather armoured and his weapons include a shortbow, shortsword, bandoleer of throwing stars and twin hunting daggers. His forearms are sheathed in black metal-studded leather and hung about his person are myriad pouches.
Vvlad started life as a lowly acolyte of Drasci before becoming the assassin he is today. Late for the initial test to gain the lowest rung of the assassin's guild ladder Vvlad quickly caught his contemporaries and by dint of reckless endeavour achieved his goal. Vvlad has worked almost exclusively alone since that time, operating for a while out of Darhan and is rumoured to be responsible for the death of many, not least of which the ranger captain of the forest city, Biblion. It is also rumoured that he was responsible for swinging an election in the Bisha High Synod to hanker favour with the Haquar church, at the time several representatives due to vote were seen around Bisha under the effects of some potent mind altering chemicals.
Not renowned for his reckless attitude Vvlad has gained notoriety for professionalism and extreme dedication to his work. Often in disguise he is believed to have taken up with the lunatic outlaw Mandlebrot, hot on the heels of stories of mayhem and blood letting in Shoals area just outside of Bisha. The grapevine suggests that they have joined with the notable buccaneers the Black Mullets and have been instrumental in turning the waters red. >