Alwash

Overview

Alwash is a big, plain‑spoken Saecular man and a Kedev (devotee) of Kelx. Aboard a crowded coastal ship, he notices an injured traveler, offers spare clothing, and invites him to attend his ark’s service. The traveler is using the alias Vit and later acknowledges being avout.

Appearance and Traits

• Described as a large man; initially observed watching the injured traveler before approaching.
• Speaks in a somewhat formal, quasi‑literary manner that stands out in casual shipboard talk.
• Comes across as patient and serious; after the service he appears sober rather than triumphal about having drawn a newcomer in.

Roles and Actions

• Provides clean clothes to a bedraggled passenger before a service, then brings him into a small, shipboard ark gathering led by a magister.
• Present during a brief, intense service in which the magister questions attendees about recent deeds and preaches an apocalyptic exhortation; this sermon includes a claim about the Warden of Heaven being cast out.

Relationships

• Vit: A fellow passenger whom Alwash assists with clothing and invites to the service; Vit later confirms he is an avout traveler.
• Magister Sark: The leathery shipboard magister who leads the service Alwash attends.
• Malter: Another Kedev who speaks with Alwash and then approaches Vit after the service.

Current Status

Seen participating in a Kelx ark aboard a civilian vessel at sea. No further details about his origins or travels are provided.