Race: Southlanders
Appearance: Short for a Southlander but still taller than most, Ekoka has a shaved head and wears thick robes to protect from the lingering cold. Under the robes,
Profession: Wanderer
Background: Ekoka was a shaman-in-training in his village before the Ten-Day Night. During the Night, his village was attacked by less fortunate, more desperate individuals, and both he and others had to flee. He wound up in Shas Isa, used his mediocre magical talents to help defend the bar, and the rest will be history once it passes.
((Apostrophes are glottal stops, not clicks. For a click, you can use !, e.g. Zue!qki!Ptar. Oh, and how are you supposed to pronounce "qki"?))
((Also, as noted, iron is somewhat inferior to bronze in both effectiveness and, to a greater extent, ease of making the weapons. Iron only became popular because of its commonness, and later because it could be turned into steel. Of course, it screws up magic in this world, so it might be turned into specialty magekiller gear...but that's about it, if tin is common enough or iron rare enough that bronze is easier to find the materials for.))
((And while I'm here, do you care about the ecological consequences of ten days with no sunlight?))