QUIL ATEARA III
NAME: Quil Ateara III; nickname: Old Quil
DATE OF BIRTH: Early 1940s
QUILEUTE STATUS: Tribal elder — non-werewolf
WEREWOLF GENE SOURCE: Ateara line
HAIR COLOR: White
EYE COLOR: Black
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Old Quil is a frail man with a deeply wrinkled face and a thin tenor of a voice.
EDUCATION/OCCUPATION: He is an elder on the tribal council. He used to be a fisherman.
FAMILY MEMBERS: He married Molly Swan (very distantly related to Charlie Swan), now deceased. They had one son, Quil Ateara IV, who died in his twenties. Old Quil now lives with his daughter-in-law, Joy Ateara, and his grandson, Quil Ateara V.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Quil Ateara III, commonly known as Old Quil, is one of the few living tribe members who knew the last generation of werewolves. Old Quil was born just after the Cullens left the La Push area the first time, and he saw his father make the transformation.
Old Quil married Molly Swan, making him Billy Black‘s uncle, and they had one child, Quil Ateara IV. Both Old Quil and Molly were alive to see their only son marry Joy Quehpa and to see their grandchild, Quil Ateara V, born.
In the years that followed, Old Quil lost both his wife and his son. Quil IV was killed during a bad storm when his boat capsized off the coast of La Push; his body washed ashore later. After Quil IV‘s death, Old Quil moved in with Joy and Quil V. He acted as both grandfather and father to young Quil.
Old Quil was the first to discover that a new generation of werewolves had begun transforming.
Old Quil was the first to discover that a new generation of werewolves had begun transforming. During a visit to Sam Uley‘s mother, Old Quil shook the young man‘s hand and recognized the extreme body heat that was the hallmark of a werewolf in human form. Sam‘s recent disappearance was easily understood now. Old Quil, along with Harry Clearwater and Billy Black, met with Sam and revealed what they knew. They explained that all the tribal legends about werewolves were true, and let Sam know at least some of what he could expect.
Old Quil knew that his grandson would soon transform, too. He tried to prepare Quil V, but like his friends, Quil believed the stories were pure legend.
FAMOUS QUOTE
SUE ULEY CLEARWATER
NAME: Sue Uley Clearwater
DATE OF BIRTH: Mid-1960s
QUILEUTE STATUS: Tribal elder — non-werewolf
WEREWOLF GENE SOURCE: Black and Uley lines
HAIR COLOR: Black
EYE COLOR: Black
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Sue has a thin face, and her hair is cut in a short, severe style.
EDUCATION/OCCUPATION: She is a registered nurse and an elder on the tribal council.
FAMILY MEMBERS: She lives with her two children, Leah and Seth Clearwater. Her husband, Harry Clearwater, is deceased. She is currently dating Charlie Swan.
PERSONAL HISTORY:
Sue Clearwater and her husband, Harry Clearwater, knew that the legends about the Quileute werewolves were true. Harry had passed the wolf gene to his children from the Ateara line, while Sue carried both the Black and Uley lines. Once the Cullens returned to Forks, Sue knew that her son would one day become a werewolf. However, the shock of seeing their daughter, Leah, phase in front of them caused Harry, who had a weak heart, to go into cardiac arrest. As an RN, Sue knew Harry‘s condition was critical. She called Billy Black and Sam Uley for help because they, too, knew the truth about werewolves. By the time Sue called him, Sam had already learned about Harry‘s condition; he‘d heard what happened when Leah entered into the pack mind. They were unable to save Harry, and the turmoil of the ordeal caused Sue‘s son, Seth, to transform that night, too, at a younger age than was normal. After Harry passed away, Sue took over his position on the tribal council, joining Quil Ateara III and Billy Black.
EMILY YOUNG
NAME: Emily Young
DATE OF BIRTH: Late 1980s
QUILEUTE STATUS: Non-werewolf. Imprinted on by a pack member. Originally from the
