Verðandi is an Earth Mole and Guiche's familiar. He is noted to be the size of a small bear. He burrows underground to move around and is able to keep up with a horse during the trek to La Rochelle. He is fond of quite gems and shares his master's interest in girls. [1]
Verðandi's name is, in Old Norse, the present participle of the verb "verða" or "to become" in English.[2]