Quil

Full Name: Quil Ateara

Status: Member of the Quileute Tribe. Human.

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Originally from: La Push Reservation

Hair color: Black and cut "so short it was almost a buzz." (NM6)

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Physical description: Quil is described as shorter than Embry, but burly and with an impish grin. (NM6) But, like Jacob, Quil grows quickly; Bella notices that "he looked bigger than the last time I’d seen him." (NM11)

Occupation: Student

Family members: Quil Ateara (grandfather), Jacob Black (second cousin) (NM15)

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Personal history: Quil is one of Jacob’s closest friends. He and Embry both have unusual names and, as Jacob explains, "They fight dirty if you start on their names—they’ll tag team you.” (NM6) Quil, Jacob and Embry all speculated about the growing influence of Sam’s "cult," but none of them guess what is really going on. (NM7)

Later, after Embry and Jacob have gone through the change, Bella sees Quil walking along the side of the road looking "bleak, brooding, his forehead creased with worry." (NM11) He explains that he’d seen Jacob and Embry at a distance, but they ran into the forest and, even though he chased after them, he couldn’t find them. Bella tells him that she plans to wait for Jacob at his house; Quil wishes her good luck. (NM11)

After Bella discovers Jacob and Embry’s secret, Embry and Jacob hint that Quil might be the next to transform. (NM14)