Quil Ateara

NAME: Quil Ateara.
STATUS: Werewolf.
DATE OF BIRTH: Unknown.
ORIGINALLY FROM: La Push Reservation.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Quil is shorter than Embry, but burly and with an impish grin; like Jacob, Quil grows quickly.
HEIGHT / WEIGHT: Unknown / Unknown.
HAIR COLOR: Black.
EYE COLOR: Unknown.
OCCUPATION: Protector of La Push.

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

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." 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.

After Bella discovers Jacob and Embry’s secret, Embry and Jacob hint that Quil might be the next to transform. He is, and joins Sam's pack. Later, in Breaking Dawn, Quil joins Jacob's pack.