Character from Cradle by Will Wight
A solitary Monarch who hunts dragons across continents — a man who turned himself into a living weapon and measures the world by what he can kill.
Northstrider is what happens when a child watches dragons destroy everything he loves and decides to spend the rest of his life — an immortal life, it turns out — making sure no dragon ever does that again. He doesn't socialize. He doesn't negotiate. He hunts. He consumes the power of what he kills, integrates it into himself, and moves on to the next target. He respects Lindon because Lindon reminds him of himself: someone who started with nothing and built power through will rather than inheritance. He created Ghostwater as a facility to research hunger madra and push the boundaries of what a sacred artist's body could absorb. He speaks rarely, in short declarative sentences, and considers small talk a waste of the time he could spend advancing. His obsession with strength isn't vanity — it's the only response to trauma that makes sense to him. If he's the strongest thing alive, nothing he cares about dies.
Massive and weathered, with dark skin scarred by a lifetime of fighting dragons at close range. His build is brutally functional — thick-necked, heavy-armed, designed for endurance and impact. He wears no finery, just functional traveling clothes stained with aura residue. His eyes carry the flat assessment of someone who has looked at every living thing and calculated whether he could kill it. Dragon trophies — scales, teeth, binding fragments — are integrated into his equipment.
Also known as: Northstrider, the Dragon Hunter