Roderick

Lord Roderick was a respected war leader, a boisterous warrior, and a courageous hero who owed fealty to the king of Monterria and befriended Finn Cooper. His coat-of-arms was green with the emblem of a black bear.

Appearance
Roderick is a tall and powerful man with a sinewy frame and broad shoulders; there are very few men taller than him, and he looks extremely imposing to most people. He is balding, and has short black hair on the sides and back of his head, as well as a bushy black beard which seems to almost cling to his huge jaw. His face and brow are covered in many scars, deep like ‘ancient riverbeds.’ Finn considers Roderick to not be particularly handsome, but respects him nonetheless.

Roderick wears wool and leather, with his green tunic displaying a roaring black bear, and a plain black leather belt from which hang his sword and dagger. He armors himself in mail as well as gauntlets, greaves, and a flat-topped greathelm of dark grey steel. When riding his horse, he wears thick brown gloves and a hooded heavy fur cloak.

Personality
Roderick was a man with an immense sense of duty and justice. Although stern, emotionally distant, and sometimes cold, Roderick does have the ability to warm up to people once they earn his respect. Much like his father before him, Roderick was proven on the battlefield as both a commander and warrior. He had a keen mind for strategy and warfare that led him to be respected by many other lords and was also fearless in combat, where he could battle and defeat other soldiers, even when injured or unarmored.