 In preparation for visiting mensch worlds ("mensch" being the derogatory term Patryns and Sartans use to refer to humans, elves and dwarves) he wears long clothes and has covered his neck and hands in bandages, to hide the runes tattooed all over his skin, that he uses to perform magic.Haplo is not prepared for the strain of going through Death's Gate, which nearly destroys his ship.He crashes on one of the lower islands of Drevlin.