Haeg was a male human sorcerer who lived in the Hadarac Desert. He rescued the wandering orphan Carsaib and took him as an apprentice, teaching him how to use spirits and naming him "Desert Rat". Haeg was later murdered by bandits: Carsaib tried to use his knowledge of sorcery to exact revenge, but instead was possessed by the spirits he summoned and became the Shade known as Durza.