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He is known for his dark red hair, which earns him the name "Tomato Man" among the gnoles. His eyes are somewhere between hazel and jade green, and while he is the smallest of his fellow paladins, he is still fairly tall and muscular. He is described as being "handsome and hilarious."<ref>Paladin's Grace, ch. 44</ref> | He is known for his dark red hair, which earns him the name "Tomato Man" among the gnoles. His eyes are somewhere between hazel and jade green, and while he is the smallest of his fellow paladins, he is still fairly tall and muscular. He is described as being "handsome and hilarious."<ref>Paladin's Grace, ch. 44</ref> | ||
Galen suffers from considerable trauma from the death of the Saint of Steel and the events at Hallowbind, including screaming night terrors that can turn into berserker fits if he is touched. According to Istvhan, he "wails like the quiet undead,"<ref>Paladin's Grace, ch. 27</ref> which Piper corroborates after the first time Galen falls asleep in his presence. He once snapped while sparring with Stephen, and they got into a fight while in a berserker rage that led to him breaking his arm, as well as several of Stephen's ribs.<ref>Paladin's Grace, ch. 44</ref> He is the most susceptible to berserker rages, once losing it after Clara lost her temper with him. Istvhan is very protective of him, and careful to ensure he does not kill innocent people when he loses control, as that would make his traumatic stress and regret worse.<ref>Paladin's Strength, ch. 10</ref> | Galen suffers from considerable trauma from the death of the Saint of Steel and the events at Hallowbind, including screaming night terrors that can turn into berserker fits if he is touched. According to Istvhan, he "wails like the quiet undead,"<ref>Paladin's Grace, ch. 27</ref> which Piper corroborates after the first time Galen falls asleep in his presence. He once snapped while sparring with Stephen, and they got into a fight while in a berserker rage that led to him breaking his arm, as well as several of Stephen's ribs.<ref>Paladin's Grace, ch. 44</ref> He is the most susceptible to berserker rages, once losing it after Clara lost her temper with him. Istvhan is very protective of him, and careful to ensure he does not kill innocent people when he loses control, as that would make his traumatic stress and regret worse.<ref>Paladin's Strength, ch. 10</ref> Privately, he considers himself to be "insane" due to his berserker fits and nightmares, and he treats this condition similarly to a curse. He is terrified of scaring or harming those around him.<ref>Paladin's Hope, ch. 8</ref> | ||
He is kind and loyal, apologetic about using force, and skittish about his "brokenness." He uses humor and charm to compensate for his insecurities, and is the most boyish of his order, quick to laugh and joke. | He is kind and loyal, apologetic about using force, and skittish about his "brokenness." He uses humor and charm to compensate for his insecurities, and is the most boyish of his order, quick to laugh and joke. | ||
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Galen was twenty when he first fought against the Clocktaurs in Anuket City, and he was touched by the Saint of Steel around this time.<ref>Paladin's Hope ch. 6</ref> | Galen was twenty when he first fought against the Clocktaurs in Anuket City, and he was touched by the Saint of Steel around this time.<ref>Paladin's Hope ch. 6</ref> | ||
Galen is openly gay. Istvhan describes him as having "definite tastes, and they [do] not run to women."<ref>Paladin's Strength, ch. 5</ref> He jokes with Clara about any "handsome lay ''brothers''" of her order that she might want to set him up with. He has a thing for attractive hands, something that attracts him to Piper from the beginning. | Galen is openly gay. Istvhan describes him as having "definite tastes, and they [do] not run to women."<ref>Paladin's Strength, ch. 5</ref> He jokes with Clara about any "handsome lay ''brothers''" of her order that she might want to set him up with. He is sexually experienced, and considers sex "as complicated as you chose to make it."<ref>Paladin's Hope, ch. 9</ref> | ||
He has a thing for attractive hands, something that attracts him to Piper from the beginning. <blockquote>"Insomuch as Galen had a type, it was 'male with good hands.' His first great love had been another youth at the Saint of Steel's temple, who had not been conventionally attractive but had possessed quite exquisite hands." - Paladin's Hope, ch. 4 </blockquote> | |||
His grandmother kept a truffle hound.<ref>Paladin's Strength, ch. 5</ref> | His grandmother kept a truffle hound.<ref>Paladin's Strength, ch. 5</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||