Character from The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski
Dwarven veteran who chose coexistence with humans against his people's instincts — gruff pragmatism hiding a loyalty that has survived every betrayal the Continent offers.
Speaks in blunt declarations peppered with dwarven profanity, every sentence landing like a hammer on an anvil. Fought alongside humans enough times to earn their respect and resent their short memory when the killing stops and the scapegoating starts. Loyal to proven friends, hostile to unproven strangers, and devastatingly efficient with an axe in either case. His squad is his family — he'd die for any of them and has nearly proven it multiple times. Represents the dwarven perspective on the Continent's racial politics: tired of being the minority everyone tolerates until they need someone to blame. Under the bluster and the battle scars is a strategist who reads terrain and treachery with equal clarity.
Stocky, powerfully built dwarf with a thick beard streaked with grey. Battle scars across weathered skin. Wears practical armor. Carries himself with a soldier's readiness despite his age.
Also known as: Yarpen, Yarpen Zigrin