Character from Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
The drüskelle commander who doubled his forces and pushed to weaponize jurda parem — Matthias's former mentor and the embodiment of Fjerda's institutional hatred.
Jarl Brum is the drüskelle commander who expanded the order from witch-hunters into a political force. Under his leadership, the drüskelle doubled in size, developed new Grisha-detection techniques, and pushed to weaponize jurda parem — shifting Fjerda's approach from killing Grisha to controlling them. He trained Matthias and views the boy's defection to Nina as a personal betrayal. His daughter Hanne is secretly a Grisha Healer, which would destroy him if it became public. He is the human face of systemic oppression — a man who genuinely believes he's protecting his people by hunting others.
Stern Fjerdan military commander. Cold eyes, precise bearing, the kind of authority that comes from absolute conviction in one's own righteousness.
Also known as: Commander Brum, Jarl Brum