Character from The Gods are Bastards by D.D. Webb
Martial combat instructor at Last Rock University — a no-nonsense fighter who teaches students that all the magic in the world won't save you if you can't survive the first thirty seconds of a fight.
Ezzaniel speaks in short sentences and expects you to keep up. He has no patience for theory without application or magical solutions to problems that a decent right hook would solve. His teaching philosophy is simple: get hit, learn why, don't get hit the same way twice. He's the faculty member students are most afraid of and most grateful to, because his lessons are the ones that keep them alive in the field. He treats every student as a future combatant regardless of their specialization, because in the world outside the University, everyone fights eventually.
Lean, weathered human male with a soldier's bearing and the economy of movement that comes from decades of combat training. Tanned skin, close-cropped dark hair going grey at the temples. Dressed practically in training clothes and light armor. Carries multiple weapons with the familiarity of someone who sleeps armed.
Also known as: Ezzaniel, Professor Ezzaniel