Anwar

Role in Story:	Tribal chief, rival of Hadiya's.

Occupation:	Zarqa chief.

Physical Description:	Rather unattractive yet powerfully built and fit. Dusky skin, unruly black hair, dark brown eyes. Wears blue.

Personality:	Anwar is domineering and violent, lashing out at the slightest provocation. He enjoys his position of power and eagerly seizes a chance to bring down Hadiya a peg or two, as well as get double the reward. He is overconfident. He also lusts after Hadiya’s ward Fatima.

Background:	Anwar is the Zarqa chief and he rules through his sheer strength and brutality. He has been a rival of Hadiya’s for some time, and when his men bring him Khalil he delights in tormenting and abusing his new prisoner. After his subordinate Nibal sends a secret message to the Sharir, Jabez arrives just in time to keep Anwar from whipping Khalil, then delivers him to Hadiya for judgment. She declares his punishment is to be decided by the Sharir. His fate is unknown, though it implied he may become a slave and treated to the same degradations he subjected Khalil to, and he is replaced by someone elected by the other tribes.

Notes:	Anwar means ‘luminous’.

Zarqa means 'blue'.