Abram

## Pride of Ulthuras

**Abram** is a character introduced in **Monster Hunter Glory**.

## Appearance

Abram is a tall, dark-skinned man who appears to be in his late middle-aged years. He is bald, but has a well-groomed black beard with a few gray hairs. Abram wears a modified suit of Rathalos armor with gold and silver accents, giving it a very regal and powerful appearance. Due to an injury he suffered during his time as a hunter, he walks with a limp and uses a wooden cane with an iron cap.

## Personality

Though kind at heart and always eager to help his people, Abram is a very quiet and reserved man when not serving his administrative duties. He prefers to spend most of his free time reading and taking notes on the collections in Ulthuras's museum of archaeology and natural history. He has a very serious and level-headed demeanor and little tolerance for foolishness, qualities which make him an effective leader but not a very personable one. Those who knew Abram when he was a hunter indicate that he was very different when he was younger--boisterous, reckless, and much more extroverted. However, he has been almost completely silent about his past and his personal life, claiming it is irrelevant to the role he fills today.

## Background

Abram was interested in hunting ever since his childhood. He saw the monsters that menaced society, and wanted to do his part to ensure he could protect people from them. To this end, he trained for many years, eventually becoming a famous hunter. His skill with a Switch Axe was said to be legendary, and he amassed no small amount of wealth during his career. During this period of time, he met several close friends who became his hunting partners.

However, one day, Abram and his friends decided to take on an especially dangerous monster. This monster was a particularly vicious Seregios that had been menacing trade routes near Ulthuras and killed several squadrons of Guild Knights sent after it. Though they were not yet cleared for such a high quest, they were allowed to hunt down the beast due to the desperation of Ulthuras's leaders and a lack of strong Guild regulations in the city. Abram was the only one to return from this hunt. However, he had sustained several wounds, most notably fracturing his left femur. Though he recovered, he would never walk normally again. This event also estranged him from his brothers, who saw this as a great failure.

Disappointed in himself for his recklessness and in the officials who allowed him to risk his own life and the life of his friends, Abram retired from hunting and devoted himself to ensuring that such a tragedy would never befall another hunter. To accomplish this, he decided to enter an administrative position in Ulthuras and enforce a stronger relationship with the Guild. Under his leadership, hunting guidelines were more strictly enforced, with harsher punishments for poaching and a more extensive requirement of proof of ability for higher-level hunts. He also used the money he'd gained during his time as a hunter to reinforce Ulthuras's infrastructure in case a monster ever attacked it.

After 13 years of serving as the city's Huntmaster, Abram has seen the rise of many great hunters. However, there is a new rising star in the city, one who catches his eye like no other hunter has. This is when the events of **Monster Hunter Glory** start.

## In-Game Role

Abram fulfills a similar role to characters such as the Commander and Elder Fugen from past games, being the main authority figure the hunter and other characters answer to. In normal times, he is responsible for overseeing the progression of hunters through quests and assigning threat levels to monsters that denote when a hunter is strong enough to take them on. However, in times of crisis, he takes on a direct leadership role in marshaling defenses and creating strategies to protect the citizens of Ulthuras.