Ammar al-Rihad

A political detainee held quietly, away from official paperwork. The Thalmor raid is for him—and for a sealed dossier tied to a larger operation. If the PCs see him, it will be brief, and it will matter.

Sun-browned skin, restrained posture, eyes that measure exits and lies at the same time.

• Controlled
• Wary
• Driven by duty

• Survive long enough to pass the truth to the right hands
• Keep a key secret from the Dominion

• He has learned of a Dominion operation connected to Dwemer aetherial technology.
• He knows a name in Sentinel (or another nearby city) who can continue the thread.

• Delivers the Act I hook into Act II (name, symbol, meeting place).
• Creates moral pressure: save him, trade him, or lose him.

• He can slip the PCs a token (signet, coded phrase, scrap of paper) before he is taken.
• If he escapes, he becomes a high-value ally—and a high-risk liability.

• justiciar-larethil — hunted by (She leads the team sent to seize him.)
• captain-rorik-varo — held by (Kept off-record under strict orders.)

Act I, Hook, Sentinel