Revel is a six foot tall elf with ashen skin and a wiry, athletic build. His hair is black but fades to a stark burnt grey at the tips. His eyes are a deep red in sunlight but shift into total blackness when he moves into shadows. He wears functional, layered clothing in charcoal and black. His forearm is covered in frost crack tattoos that form a jagged, crystalline map.

Revel believes himself to be a deep, dark enigma of the night, yet he is utterly incapable of speaking at anything less than a loud, confident volume. He shares his opinions on everything from tavern stew to marital problems with total sincerity and provides confidently terrible advice. He moves with a fluid, haunting grace that suggests he isn't entirely attached to the physical world.

Revel Ciar was born Finn Ciar, a child of fire and street grime who survived as a thief until a botched heist changed his destiny. While attempting to steal a relic from a hidden monastery, Finn touched the artifact and died instantly. He woke in the Shadowfell, a realm of stagnant greyness, before being violently expelled back to the Material Plane for reasons he does not understand. He returned as an official corpse with ashen skin and a connection to death that whispers in the back of his mind. He has spent his new life as Revel, a loudmouthed rogue who is technically deceased but lives more vibrantly than most. He seeks to decipher the map etched into his skin during his crossing, believing it leads to the source of his unwanted resurrection. He cares little for laws, owing allegiance only to his own code and those few companions who have earned the right to hear his true name.