Mafoun is a badly scarred dray who
camps perpetually outside the fortress of Grak's Pool. He
offers prophecies and readings for the cost of a drink in
the fortress. Mafoun belongs to a secret cult called the
Children of the Dragon. The Children believe that the
Dragon of Tyr will redeem Athas if it receives enough
sacrifices. The world's failure is that, so far, too few lives
have been given to the Dragon for it to achieve its
ultimate end.