Brast

Brast was a Zakarum scholar, regarded by Abd al-Hazir as being among "the great historians and philosophers [of the world]." He later joined the Templar Order.

Among his works were writings on the Desolate Sands, in which he claimed that the area was created after an ancient Mage Clan battle, during which the magical energies unleashed devastated the entire area. He also visited the Dahlgur Oasis, calling it a "fertile valley of slender trees and bold flowers. A place where evil has not found root."

His works were later referenced by Lysra, who noted that he failed to account for the presence of or the origins of the colossal bestial skeletons which were found scattered across the area in profusion.