Dash is tall, standing just a little over seven feet. Before he saw his first Roegadyn he would have dwarfed most people he encountered. He has a slender build, his form slightly muscular although certain parts have grown flabby and loose in recent times. Like all Au Ra his body and faced are covered in scales. His left horn, if you were to look closely, has been poorly re-affixed to his skull, a battle scar from a recent encounter. All hearing lost in the appendage it is just for appearances now and little more. He sports a rare skin color among his kind, his body a light shade of purple, and his hair a grimy shade of dirty white with black roots.
Having spent his childhood in a tribal chiefdom, Dash at first lacked the etiquette and manners to fit in a civil society. During his travels between Othard and Eorzea he adopted a thug like personality, bashing in the skulls of whatever adventurer or Garlean trooper got in his way, often stealing from settlements in the area and shaking down travelers whenever his stomach became empty. This became a problem when he finally began to settle in the city states, his frequent spats with local law enforcement forcing him to seek coin among shadier sorts. For the majority of his twenties, Dash would then learn the ways of espionage, networking and underground politics, gradually shedding his barbaric roots that dominated his teens and becoming more adaptable to the society he found himself in. He learned how to charm and manipulate people without falling under their sway, his seemingly lighthearted and jovial persona a tool to mask his more cynical demeanor. While he extends an offer of friendship with one hand, his other hand hides a blade behind his back, ready to be used if ever he saw you as an obstacle towards his survival.
Despite being raised a Dazkar- Dash was never taught how to use a bow and arrow, that was womens work. Instead, he picked up various skills along the way- initially clubbing any animal that looked tasty or any traveler that held coin. Passing through Garlean occupied territory, he would frequently steal their firearms, knowing little else that when you pull the trigger fire comes out the other end. But eventually, over the years of picking up and discarding these strange tools he finally learned how they functioned, and since then has been steadily honing his aim.
He acquired the skills of Black Magic early on in his days in Ul'dah while working with a group of countryside bandits. A lalafell mage, impressed with Dashes cunning and survival skills, began to teach him the basics of the craft. The tiny fire caster taught him how to read and write, skills which Dash at first scoffed at, but as he began to understand the use for it and impressed with the power he saw the lalafell command, relented, and he spent the next few years under his tutelage. Eventually the pair parted ways, Dash having reached a point where he could research and train himself. The pair have not seen each other since.
