Shanks is a 6'6", 39 year old muscular man. He has red wavy hair with a middle part. He has 3 parallel scars that pass over his left eye, but still can see from both. He's also missing his left arm and tends to cover it with a high-collared cloak. He has a square jaw, with sharp, narrow pair of eyes, and the chiseled, prominently bridged nose. He has the beginnings of a circle beard with stubble. He is tanned and exposes much of his chest under his shirt. His pants are cut just below the knee