SouSmith
SupportingA hulking, aging boxer whose once-formidable physique has softened into a broad, flabby build. His face is rugged and heavily scarred with deep-set eyes, a scruffy beard, and a grin of broken teeth. Gray streaks the sides of his hair, and his massive hands bear the permanent marks of a lifetime in the ring. He moves with the heavy gait of an old fighter, often dressed in rumpled suits or coats that strain across his shoulders.
SouSmith is introduced in Promise of Blood as a hulking, aging boxer and former champion whose formidable physique has softened into a broad, flabby build, his scarred face and broken-toothed grin marking a lifetime in the ring. Serving as a bodyguard and enforcer for the powerful industrialist Adamat, he provides muscle and streetwise counsel throughout the trilogy. Though his role remains largely supportive, SouSmith's loyalty is tested amid Adro's political upheaval, civil war, and the Privileged's machinations; he survives multiple assassination attempts and brutal fights, evolving from a simple hired thug into a steadfast, almost paternal figure in Adamat's life. By the series' end, his aging body bears even more scars from the realm's conflicts, yet his unyielding grit helps secure victory for the powder mages' revolution.
Physical Description
A hulking, aging boxer whose once-formidable physique has softened into a broad, flabby build. His face is rugged and heavily scarred with deep-set eyes, a scruffy beard, and a grin of broken teeth. Gray streaks the sides of his hair, and his massive hands bear the permanent marks of a lifetime in the ring. He moves with the heavy gait of an old fighter, often dressed in rumpled suits or coats that strain across his shoulders.
Evolution
Powder Mage Trilogy 01 - Promise of Blood
A hulking, aging boxer whose once-formidable physique has softened into a broad, flabby build. His face is rugged and heavily scarred with deep-set eyes, a scruffy beard, and a grin of broken teeth. Gray streaks the sides of his hair, and his massive hands bear the permanent marks of a lifetime in the ring. He moves with the heavy gait of an old fighter, often dressed in rumpled suits or coats that strain across his shoulders.
- Hired by Adamat as a bodyguard after the coup against Manhouch, SouSmith immediately demonstrates his utility by helping investigate the mysterious 'Kresimir's Promise' and protecting the inspector from threats.
- Accompanies Adamat to confront the traitor Tamas' enemies, using his brute strength to subdue assailants during a brutal street ambush.
- Reveals his past as a celebrated bare-knuckle champion while sharing ale with Adamat, offering gruff wisdom on survival in Adro's underbelly.
- Sustains serious injuries defending Adamat from a Privileged assassin, yet refuses to abandon the case despite his battered condition.
- Assists in the climactic defense of Adamat's family as the kingdom descends into civil war, cementing his role as a loyal protector.
Relationships
SouSmith begins as a hired enforcer providing muscle for Adamat's investigations; over the trilogy their bond deepens into genuine friendship and mutual respect, with SouSmith becoming a near-fatherly guardian who repeatedly risks his life for Adamat's family amid revolution and war.
Book Appearances
Powder Mage Trilogy 01 - Promise of Blood
First appears Ch 7