"The figure standing before the broad-stepped entrance wore the garb of a Malazan sailor, faded waterproof leathers, a worn shirt of thin, ragged linen. His dark hair was in a queue, hanging down between his shoulders and otherwise unadorned. As he turned at their approach, the sergeant (Hellian) saw a middle-aged face with even, benign features, although there was something odd about the man's eyes, something vaguely fevered."

BH UK Tpb, p.4

"I was.. many years past.. a priest of D'rek, in the Jakatakan temple on Malaz Island."

BH UK Tpb, p.5