Akhlan stands about 58 tall, his frame lean and faintly stooped from long hours bent over tomes and spellcraft. His black hair falls in loose, ink-dark strands around a narrow face, while dark stubble shadows his jaw and chin, lending him a perpetually restless look rather than ruggedness. His hands are slender and often ink-stained instead of calloused, and though a trace of Sword Coast sea-wind tan warms his complexion, his presence feels less like a warriors and more like a quiet storm coiled behind thoughtful, watchful eyes.