It is unknown whether Shardholders had the ability to change their appearance, but Leras's corpse was described by [[Sazed]] (in the [[The Hero of Ages (book)/Epigraphs|Epigraphs]]) as being short with black hair and a prominent nose.<ref>[[{{b|mb3}} (book)/Epigraphs|MB3 Epigraph 56]]</ref>