He’s just nearing 30 years old, yet still only a low-ranking priest in the church of Abadar. His
mother brought him to Korvosa when he was less than 10, fleeing an outbreak of scarlet leprosy in Vudra that had already claimed his father.

Ishani’s experience in Vudra scarred him, and he has sought to help the sick ever
since. He knows he can’t offer actual healing without seeking payment, and the use of herbal remedies and other methods of fighting illness are his way of skirting the system for folk who need his aid yet cannot afford the church’s rates.