About

Raih Polaali is Pol's sister, and it was clear that she was gifted with the power of a Hearer from a young age. Her future within the Polaali tribe seemed secure. But since the Calamity, the voices have gone quiet, and her faith in that path has slowly faded.

Now a mother to a daughter called Rhaq, Raih has found herself walking a new road. Inspired by her brother's life beyond the Shroud, she took up work as a healer with the Golden Thorns before leaving to seek her own path. She travels often, seeking not only to broaden her understanding of the world, but to find a cure for the degenerative eyesight condition passed down through their bloodline.

Compassionate and clever, Raih brings warmth to her work. She’s a natural caregiver, unafraid to offer firm truths with the typical Polaali directness. She’s also drawn to those who struggle with vulnerability. Basically, she likes tough guys. She’s still trying to hear the Elementals. But more than that, she’s learning to listen to herself.

Short Story

The campfire had dwindled to embers, casting soft glows across sleeping forms. Raih sat a little apart, journal in her lap, head tipped toward the stars. The pages beneath her fingertips held scattered notes, fragments of answers that had no definitive conclusion.

A soft sound drew her gaze. A gruff Keeper male with a limp and a wall of silence so thick it might as well have been stone had stirred in his sleep. His brow furrowed, lips murmuring something pained.

Without a word, Raih rose. She laid a gentle hand across his forehead, sent a soothing Cure into his body, and watched as the tension eased. His breath slowed. He settled.

“Just rest,” she whispered, tucking the blanket tighter around him.

And then, alone awake again, she returned to her notes, pouring over them once again for something she might have missed.