Alan Quartermain

**Alan Quartermain**, is a gruff, experienced veteran **hunter**. He is a founding member of both versions of the **Circle of Light.**

## Description

### Appearance

Quartermain is an old, gruff man. His skin is weathered, his unkempt hair gray and white. He dresses practically, his clothes durable and clearly worn. His "trademark" clothing is his heavy gray jacket. Also, noticeably, he wears an eyepatch over his right eye.

He will also wear a wide-brimmed hat when traveling, and he always wears two revolvers on his belt, which are usually hidden under his jacket. His appearance is often seen as intimidating.

### Personality

Quartermain is a rough and tumble hunter with little patience for nonsense. A longtime big game hunter and trader in Africa, Quartermain is often uncomfortable in "proper" society, feeling more at home in the wilds.

He is a simple man with a love of alcohol, good tobacco, and the simple pleasures of life. He has little use for the trappings of polite society, speaking to others harshly and with blunt honesty. He is suspicious of others and their intentions, giving out trust only when it is absolutely earned.

On a hunt, Quartermain is tenacious and fearless. He is very knowledgeable about supernatural dangers, and his experience gives him an edge and sense of confidence--some might say arrogance--on a hunt.

While he may seem to most as a cynic, the opposite is actually true. Quartermain has shown surprising sentimentality, especially toward **Mina**. and clearly recognizes how beautiful the world is and how precious life really is. He fights so fiercely, and has devoted his entire life and his health to this endless war he's destined to lose in the hopes of protecting the good in the world, and to let innocent little children sleep easy at night.

## Biography

### Background

Little is known about Quartermain's life prior to meeting **Wilhelm Murray** and becoming a hunter, outside of the fact that his widowed father was a missionary and he spent much of his childhood traveling through Africa. He has been shooting guns and learning to hunt alongside the natives in Kenya since childhood.

#### The Circle of Light

At some point in his mid-20s, in the late 1830s, Quartermain met Wilhelm Murray and the pair, along with five other men, participated in a hunt in an old, haunted manor. Afterward, they formed a group known as **The Circle of Light.** In the next few years, their numbers would raise from the founding seven to fourteen, including the vampire **Leonardo Bianchi.**

The Circle would constantly travel across Europe, Asia, India, and Africa where they would investigate paranormal incidents and hunt monsters and other shadow creatures. Quartermain gained a reputation as one of the best hunters in Europe and Africa. He has been on countless hunts and many adventures through his long life.

### The Rakshasa

In 1849, Quartermain, Wilhelm, and four other members of the Circle traveled to a remote village in the Congo that was supposedly being haunted by an unknown entity. Upon arrival, they determined a demonic plague was responsible and went into the jungle to hunt the source. The culprit was, in actuality, the tiger-like devil known as a **Rakshasa.** The creature killed four of their number before Quartermain managed to stab it in the heart with his Hunter's Blade. After burying their comrades, the surviving three celebrated and went on with their lives.

Four months later, the Rakshasa returned after respawning in Hell and attempted to exact his revenge on Quartermain by attacking him in his hotel room one night, having shapeshifted into Wilhelm. He managed to take Quartermain's eye, but the hunter eventually killed the Rakshasa again.

Over the next several years, the Rakshasa would occasionally return to try for its revenge. It is unknown at this time if Quartermain ever figured out a way to finish it off.

### The Bulgarian Hags

In 1852, the Circle had been drawn to an isolated village in the mountains of Bulgaria that seemed to be affected by a strange Blight. By all accounts, the culprit was a **hag** and, according to certain omens, it was a **Blood Hag.** During the hunt, a local woman named **Tatiana** insisted she help them on the hunt and, in fact, did just that. She helped guide them through the mountains to locate the hags, and grabbed a rifle and joined in the fight.

She would join the Circle and, later, marry Wilhelm after discovering she was pregnant. After the birth of their daughter, Tatiana would leave the Circle.

### Breaking of the Circle

During the next decade or so, the Circle of Light faced challenges. By 1870, the Circle was broken; most of the members were dead or lost to the shadow. As of 1883, Quartermain and Leon Bianchi are the only two survivors.

### Recent History

In recent years, Quartermain has kept up the hunt, doing the job that needs doing, even without his old friends. He travels from place to place, hunting and fighting alone, keeping his eyes and ears open for anything out of the ordinary.

One such investigation would lead him to London, where he would find Mina Murray, the daughter of his old friend, trapped in the center of a strange conspiracy.

### Season 1

Quartermain rescues Mina from the **Order of the Crimson Dawn** and brings her to Leon Bianchi, leading to the trio fighting back and leaving London in an effort to find more information about the Cult's intentions and, ultimately, to stop the prophecy of **The Long Night.**

### Appearances

#### War of the Dragon - Season 1

* S01xE01 - *The Hounds of London*
* S01xE02 - *Touch of Madness*
* S01xE03 - *Darkness in Light*
* S01xE04 - *The Great God Pan*
* S01xE05 - *Bats on a Train*

## Relationships

### Leon Bianchi

Quartermain and Leon have a long and uneasy history. The two bicker and butt heads constantly due to their very different outlooks and methodology. Despite their disagreements, however, their long and shared history has earned a solid trust between the two. They may not get along, but they know they can count on each other to achieve their shared goals.

### The Artful Dodger

**The Dodger** is a sly and cunning thief and con man, who Quartermain refers to as "the very best thief and con man there is". The two have an unknown history, though they have clearly come to respect and trust one another. Quartermain regularly defends Dodger from Leon and others, having seen "something worth seeing" in the lad despite his reputation as a liar and a trickster.

### Mina Murray

The daughter of his oldest and closest friend, Quartermain has grown very fond and somewhat protective of Mina. He has warmed up to her very quickly, teaching her what he can about how to hunt, about the world, and how to fight. She is a light in a dark world, and he seems intent not on keeping her safe--but to help her survive and thrive in a world of monsters and horror.

He sees a lot of both her father and mother--two of his closest friends--in Mina. Alan tells her this commonly, sometimes meant as a compliment and other times...not so much. He sees her softness as something that evil things will try to exploit. However, he has also indicated that he believes this to be a strength; he has called Mina "strong" and "good" many times, enough that despite his views on magic and supernatural beings, he thought the idea of Mina becoming a hag to be completely ridiculous.

### Wilhelm Murray

Wilhelm was Quartermain's closest friend. He commonly calls "old Will" his brother and has shown to greatly respect and admire Wilhelm. Despite how close they were, they clearly grew apart during the last decade or so of Wilhelm's life, and he was not a presence at all during Mina's childhood. What happened, if anything, between them is unclear, though it obviously has done nothing to sour his opinion of the man.

## Character Information

### Notable Items

* **Twin Revolvers:** These American-made guns are always on Alan's person and, due to the group's need to fight in close-quarters as often as they do, these tend to be his most commonly used weapons.
* **Hunting Rifle:** Quartermain has carried this powerful hunting rifle with him since he was thirteen years old. It has killed countless monsters and horrors, and is extremely skilled in its use.
* **Hunter's Blade (Formerly):** This one of a kind hunter's blade was one of the twelve bowie knives crafted by Jim Bowie for hunters with the power to kill nearly anything. It was gifted to Quartermain by Leon many years ago, and it served him well through that time. It was recently destroyed when Mina attempted to use the knife as a bargaining chip with the cunning **Mr. Gold.**

### Skills & Abilities

* **Fighting**
* **Investigation**
* **Marksmanship**
* **Tracking**

## Trivia

* Quartermain detests cigarettes and cigars, much preferring his traditional tobacco pipe.
* He inherited his knife; he and Wilhelm were both given their knives by Leon Bianchi, who had recovered them from two of their original owners who had been killed in duty and passed them on.
* Quartermain often refers to Mina as "Murray", the same nickname that he had given her father during their time together.
* Can both play the guitar and sing.
* Owns a bar in Kenya.