Character from Mage Errant by John Bierce
A seven-foot stone-and-steel mage whose enormous frame and gentle nature belie a terrifying capacity for violence — grieving his father's death while holding his friends together through sheer warmth.
Godrick speaks softly and laughs easily, filling rooms with a warmth that belies his intimidating size. He remembers names, asks follow-up questions, and genuinely listens to answers — traits that make him universally liked and occasionally underestimated. His intelligence runs deep but quiet; he processes before speaking and arrives at conclusions that surprise people who mistake gentleness for simplicity. His stone and steel affinities make him a natural builder and defender. He thinks in structures — foundations, load-bearing walls, reinforcements — and applies that same architectural logic to relationships. He's the one who holds the group together, who mediates between Talia's fury and Sabae's cold pragmatism, who reminds Hugh that he belongs. But Godrick's anger, when it surfaces, is seismic. The same hands that comfort can crush, and the same mind that builds can calculate exactly where to strike to bring something down. His father Artur's death cracked something fundamental in him — a grief he carries quietly because the group needs him to be steady, and Godrick has never been able to put his own needs above others'.
Enormous — nearly seven feet tall with a broad, powerfully built frame that makes doorways an ongoing inconvenience. His orange eyes are warm and expressive, set in a face that defaults to an open, friendly expression. He moves with surprising care for someone his size, habitually ducking under lintels and stepping around smaller students. His hands — large enough to palm a human skull — are usually occupied with something constructive: shaping stone, adjusting metalwork, or gently steadying a friend's shoulder.
Also known as: Godrick, Godrick Hammerbreaker, God