Character from Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
Bridgeburner healer whose quiet competence and steady hands kept his squad alive through campaigns that should have killed them all.
Mallet is the Bridgeburner healer, and in a squad of larger-than-life personalities he is the steady, quiet center. He uses Denul warren magic to mend wounds that would kill lesser soldiers, and he does it without fanfare or complaint. His empathy is both his greatest gift and his heaviest burden — he feels the pain he heals, and the soldiers he cannot save haunt him. He is utterly devoted to his squad and would die before abandoning a wounded comrade.
Average build, unremarkable features — the kind of man who disappears in a crowd. Gentle hands that belie a soldier's calluses. Carries healer's supplies alongside his weapons.
Also known as: Mallet, Bridgeburner Mallet