Nijel The Destroyer

…a figure stepped forward into the pool of light… a tall young man. To say he was lean would be to miss a perfect opportunity to use the word emaciated. He was wearing the traditional garb of a barbarian hero, nothing unusual about that… except… he had never seen any other barbarian hero wearing… “I can’t help it’” the boy said. “I promised my mother.” …long woolly underwear.

“What’s your name lad?” – “Nijel“ – “Well, you see, Nijel…“ – “Nijel the Destroyer” he added. Rincewind looked down at the snake which was trying to keep out of everyones’s way. It had a good thing going in the pit and knew trouble when he saw it. It stared at Rincewind and shrugged, which is pretty clever for a reptile with no shoulders…