Roderick is Joe's lieutenant and protege; entrusted with the task of bringing Joe's recruits together and establishing lines of communication and safe places for the dragons to retreat to if anything ever goes wrong. He was also in charge of training the recruits, and brought in some friends of his own in the form of warrior dragons like CharlieMead and DanielMonroe.

While Joe was unavailable during some difficult times, Roderick was in charge of the whole lair, and he has grown accustomed to being the one everyone obeys. With Joe's return there is some friction between them, partly due to differences in vision and partly because Roderick thinks he's entitled to retain the top spot. If he challenges Joe too openly, it will go quite badly for him.

He dislikes Joe's new chosen confidante, EmmaHill, and thinks that Joe is wasting his time with Claire. He also doesn't trust Ryan at all, and was in charge of the group who viciously attacked Mike. He's aware of how precarious his position is, but is still (over)confident that he can come out on top in the end.

Based on the character Roderick (Sheriff Tim Nelson) from the TV show "The Following"