Sir Gawain

The One Called Gawain

Full Name - Gawain of Tintagel / Prince Gawain of Lothian and Orkney – Age 21

Colors - Green and Silver

House / Allegiance - House of Gorlois, Tintagel, Cornwall

Role - Lord Protector of Cornwall; Commander of the Green Hawks

Weapon of Choice - A foreign curved sword — a katana — gifted to him by Duke Gorlois

Fighting Style - Disciplined, precise, aggressive when provoked, shaped by years of war since childhood

Personality - Dutiful, intense, protective, restrained, burdened, loyal, quick-tempered beneath the surface

Greatest Strength - Command. Gawain inspires warriors, holds kingdoms together, and carries responsibility others would collapse under.

Greatest Weakness - His heart. His loyalty to family, Morgan, and Tintagel can cloud his judgment and pull him in dangerous directions.

Core Conflict - He does not seek power, but everyone keeps looking to him when power must be wielded.

Known For - Protecting Tintagel, resisting Vortigern’s influence, surviving captivity, and becoming the warrior others depend on before Camelot is born.

Biography

Before Camelot, before the Round Table, before Arthur’s name became legend, there was Gawain.

Raised in Tintagel and shaped by war from a young age, Gawain is no shining knight untouched by darkness. He is a survivor, a commander, a brother, and a protector — a young prince forced to carry burdens that would crush most men twice his age.

As Lord Protector of Cornwall and commander of the Green Hawks, Gawain stands as one of the last barriers between Tintagel and the warlords, raiders, kings, and sorcerers who would see the kingdom fall. He has no desire to rule the world, yet power seems to gather around him all the same. Men follow him. Enemies fear him. Allies depend on him. And those closest to his heart know that beneath his discipline is a fire he works constantly to control.

Gawain’s greatest strength is his sense of duty. His greatest weakness is the depth of his loyalty.

He loves fiercely. Protects violently. Carries secrets heavily. And when Morgan le Fay, Merlin, Arthur, and the ambitions of a fractured world collide, Gawain is forced to decide what kind of man he will become — the protector of one kingdom, or one of the central forces that shapes the legend to come.

Relationships

Character

Morgan le Fay

Relationship

His great love, his equal, and perhaps his greatest danger. Their bond is passionate, volatile, and deeply tied to the fate of the kingdoms.

Agravain

Younger brother. Fierce, loyal, and violent. Agravain idolizes Gawain but also challenges him when he thinks Gawain is failing himself.

Gaheris

Younger brother. Sharp, perceptive, wounded, and often overlooked. Their relationship carries love, resentment, and unspoken pain.

Arthur

His uncle by blood, though their first connection is shaped by anger, betrayal, and the burden of Uther’s sins.

Merlin

A manipulator, recruiter, and necessary enemy. Merlin sees Gawain as essential to Arthur’s future, but Gawain deeply distrusts him.

Igraine

Grandmother figure and one of the few people who can reach the softer parts of Gawain’s sense of duty.

Tristan

Former protector of Cornwall and one of Gawain’s old heroes. Tristan represents both the past Gawain admired and a warning about love, loss, and faith.

Pellinore

A dangerous old acquaintance and one of the few warriors Gawain recognizes as truly superior with a blade.