Character from The Gods are Bastards by D.D. Webb
A half-demon theology student who carries an ancient sentient sword and a chip on his shoulder — caught between the divine heritage he was raised in and the infernal blood that makes paladins reach for their weapons.
Gabriel talks too much when he's nervous, which is often. He's the kind of person who fills silence with jokes that aren't quite funny enough and observations that are sharper than people expect. He was raised by a single father in a small town, studied theology because he genuinely wanted to understand the divine, and then discovered he's half-demon — which complicated his relationship with organized religion considerably. He has a temper he's ashamed of, and when it flares, his infernal nature surfaces in ways that frighten him more than anyone else. His deepest fear is that the demon half is the real him and everything else is performance. He compensates with humor and self-deprecation, making himself the butt of the joke before anyone else can. Despite his insecurities, he has a genuine moral compass that doesn't come from divine mandate — it comes from being the kind of person who notices when someone is being left out. He befriends the people nobody else will, not out of pity but because he knows what it's like to be the wrong thing in the right place.
Coppery-brown skin, black hair, lean build suggesting mixed Tiraan and Punaji ancestry. His hethelax heritage manifests subtly — slightly too-sharp canines, eyes that catch light oddly. When his demonic nature surfaces, his eyes glow a faint amber. Dresses practically in frontier clothing — duster coat, boots, belt with the sword Ariel always within reach.
Also known as: Gabriel, Gabe, Arquin, Hand of Vidius