Character from The Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb
Fitz's foster son — a wandering boy adopted during the exile years, who wanted to be a minstrel and became the closest thing to a normal child Fitz ever raised.
Hap is earnest, impulsive, and endlessly optimistic in a way that both delights and terrifies Fitz. He doesn't have the darkness that shadows every Farseer, which makes him the one person in Fitz's life who represents what a normal, unburdened existence might look like. His desire to be a minstrel is genuine but complicated by the usual young-person problems — bad romance choices, impatience with apprenticeship, and the gap between ambition and skill. Fitz's parenting of Hap is both touching and revealing — it's the first time we see Fitz trying to be a father, and he's terrible at it in exactly the ways you'd expect from someone who was never properly fathered himself.
A young man with an open, likable face and the restless energy of someone who hasn't quite figured out where he belongs. He has the look of a performer — animated features, expressive hands, clothing that's a bit more colorful than practical.
Also known as: Hap Gladheart