Dervishes are a branch of the human race who sought ought their homes in the wide open deserts, preferring the harsh dry majesty of these places to any other place they might choose to live. They learn to survive the challenges of their environment early in life, and are reputed as fierce fighters by all who have ever crossed swords with their kind. The ecstatic rites of the dervishes, dances that go on for days, blending with their martial skills until their spinning seems as one with the very winds lend every member of this breed a far-away look that is hard to penetrate.