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Godwig
Godwíg son of Guthláf; 'Goda'
| Name | Godwig |
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| Status | Active |
| Occupation | Hired hand, song-smith, and a wanderer of the earth wary of putting down new roots. |
| Age | 34 |
| Race | Man |
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| Residence | Traveller |
| Kinship |
| Outward Appearance | A tall (6′0″) Southron with weathered hands, long blond hair, and dark blue eyes filled with a sense of deep longing. His tunic and his tongue both mark him as a man of the South, his garb adorned with the Horse-lords' knotwork designs and his gruff voice colored by the lilt of their language. Gifted with powerful limbs and broad shoulders, Godwig cuts an imposing figure among Bree-land men but largely keeps to himself, staying out of fights despite his bruised knuckles and the long seax worn at his waist.
Besides his seax and its sheath adorned with holly leaves, Godwig wears few other items of note, mainly including a silver brooch and a plain gold ring hung about his neck. |
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Background
Despite being fond of sharing the songs of his people, Godwig keeps his past close to his breast, wary of the wandering eyes and wagging tongues of strangers. A quiet man among Bree-landers, he shifts between employers with the seasons, garnering a reputation for hard work, an amicable if reserved nature, and Southron song when the rare mood strikes him. He speaks little about himself, however, especially as to why he left Rohan, and never stays long enough to have too many questions asked.
A careful few would notice a sudden disappearance into the wilderness every few months out of the year which Godwig returns from renewed, bringing new song and lifted spirits.
“Often alone, every daybreak, I must
bewail my cares. There is now no one living
to whom I dare articulate my mind’s grasp.
I know as truth that it is a noble custom
for a man to enchain his spirit’s close,
to hold his hoarded coffer, think what he will.
—The Wanderer, translated by Aaron K. Hostetter.
Banner image: Horse Lords of Rohan by Jon Hodgson
| Loves | Pipe-weed, the songs of Rohan, and money in his purse. |
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| Hates | Curious townsfolk, the way memories of his past life so quickly fade away, and the many miles between him and his homeland. |
| Motivation | To make a better life for himself outside of Rohan or to one day finally return. |
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