Azam is a friendly, wise middle-aged man who was once a guide through the Anauroch Desert (including guiding Wesley across it), but now ranges across a much larger area, looking to help those beset by the lawless and opportunistic denizens of the lands. He harbors a deep and abiding sadness after the loss of his companion Hsing at the hands of hobgoblins, and has an unending anger toward their kind.