Editing Cotter Pyke (section)

==Appearance and Character==
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Cotter has small, close-set eyes and a broken nose. He has a widow's peak and a sparse, rough beard to cover his [[pox]]-scarred face. Cotter is not handsome, but he is lean, hard, and wiry.{{ref|ASOS|78}}

Cotter wears a studded brigantine and roughspun breeches. He is more comfortable fighting at sea than on land.{{ref|ASOS|78}}

Cotter is illiterate, and Maester [[Harmune]] must read and write his letters.{{ref|ASOS|78}} He is considered rough of speech and bold.{{ref|ASOS|48}} Cotter enjoys [[dicing]].{{ref|ASOS|78}}

The [[baseborn]] Cotter is not impressed by nobles. He thinks of Ser [[Denys Mallister]], commander of the [[Shadow Tower]], as pompous and does not consider him to be a warrior. Denys, meanwhile, considers Cotter to be uncouth and uneducated.{{ref|ASOS|78}}{{ref|ASOS|78}} [[Samwell Tarly]] finds Cotter to be more intimidating than Denys.{{ref|ASOS|78}}