Character from Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
Warlord who carries a hammer that can wake the sleeping goddess Burn and end the world — and has the discipline to never use it.
Caladan Brood is restraint given physical form — a warlord of staggering power who defines himself by what he refuses to do. His hammer can wake Burn, the Sleeping Goddess whose body is the world itself, effectively ending everything. He carries this weapon not as a threat but as a responsibility, and his refusal to use it even in the most desperate circumstances is the purest expression of the Malazan theme that true strength is knowing when not to act.
Massive, dark-skinned Barghast warlord with heavy brow ridges, ritual scarring, and the build of someone forged rather than born. Carries a hammer of impossible weight at his side like it weighs nothing.
Also known as: Caladan Brood, Brood, The Warlord