Character from The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
A blacksmith who can talk to wolves — slow to anger, devastating when roused, and terrified that the wolf inside him will consume the man.
Perrin thinks before he speaks, which makes people assume he's slow. He's not slow — he's careful, because he learned early that his strength can break things that don't deserve breaking. He was a blacksmith's apprentice who wanted nothing more than to work metal and marry Laila, and instead he became a Wolfbrother, a lord, and a legend. The wolves call him Young Bull, and the name is accurate. He can communicate with wolves, enter the Wolf Dream (Tel'aran'rhiod) in the flesh, and sense emotions and dangers that no human should perceive. He's terrified of this power because losing himself to the wolf means losing the man, and Perrin Aybara is fundamentally a man who believes in building things, not destroying them. His marriage to Faile is his anchor and his vulnerability. When she was captured by the Shaido Aiel, he spent months in a single-minded rescue that revealed both the depth of his love and the terrifying focus he's capable of when something he cares about is threatened. He takes the axe or the hammer based on what the moment needs — but he always hopes the moment needs the hammer.
Massive — broad-shouldered and thick-armed from years at the forge, with curly brown hair and golden-yellow eyes that mark him as a Wolfbrother. He moves with careful deliberation, always aware of his own strength. He carries a blacksmith's hammer in one hand and a half-moon axe at his belt, and the choice between them is the central metaphor of his life. In the Wolf Dream, his form shifts — sometimes more wolf than man.
Also known as: Perrin, Perrin Goldeneyes, Young Bull, Lord Perrin, Perrin t'Bashere Aybara