[quote=Tyki]
he appears behind it silently, leaving an image of him trying to light fire each time it's put out. he keeps his sword drawn and takes in the attacker's appearence, seeming to be invisible to their mystical senses while they're preoccupied with his illusion
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It is a hooded figure, embedded in the sand to about its nose. It seems to be looking at him though binoculars.