Ivis Yerrthust was the Master at Arms of Dracons Hold, the great house of Draconus. A veteran of the Forulkan War, his face was still marked by the starvation he faced on the army's retreat. This led Draconus' daughters to call him "Clawface". Coming from Hust blood on his father's side, Ivis had a natural affinity for swords and sword-making and served as Arathan's weapons instructor. He had a grandfather named Ivelis and Raskan, the hold's gate sergeant, was his cousin.