Arsheesh

Arsheesh was a Calormene fisherman who lived by the sea in East central Calormen at the time of the Narnian Golden Age. Though he never married, he raised an boy called Shasta.

Biography
Arsheesh's history is unknown, but he was born in Calormen some time before 1000 NY, and was a fisherman for all of his known life. One night in that year, Arsheesh was drinking alone in his hut. Stumbling out onto the beach, he came upon a small boat in the shallows. In it, he found a newly dead man and an infant boy, both dressed in fine foreign apparel. Arsheesh sold of their fine clothes and took the boy, naming him Shasta. Arsheesh told Shasta he was his father, but used him like a slave, beating him when angry or drunk, and teaching him to do much of the work.

In around 1014, Arsheesh's hut was visited by a traveling Tarkaan called Anradin, who chose to stay the night there. The two men stayed up late and drank, and Anradin offered to buy the boy, who he coud see was clearly not Arsheesh's son. The two haggled over a price for some time, eventually settling on an unknown sum before going to sleep.

When both woke the next day, they found that Anradin's horse had vanished, presumably stolen by Shasta. Arsheesh's later life is unknown.

Character
Arsheesh was an average Calormene peasant, poor and ineducated. He was also quite shrewd, another trait frequently found in his country. He was, however, lazy, greedy, and even slightly cruel. He had a tendency toward alcohol.

Appearances

 * The Horse and His Boy(book, appearance)