Quentyn Quorgyle

Ser Quentyn Quorgyle is a Dornish knight and the companion and protector of Elaena Santagar.

Appearance and Character
Quentyn is tall, with a lean and muscular build, long black hair worn back, intelligent dark eyes, and a short goatee. He prefers to dress in simple, light leathers died a deep rust-red, along with a black or dark brown cloak.

Quentyn is quiet and professional, and a lethal warrior. Despite being an anointed knight, he's far from the picture of chivalry, and those who know him are rightly wary of his appetites, quarrelsome and bellicose nature, and skill-at-arms.

Early Life
Quentyn was never destined for a great deal in his native Dorne, and especially not at the Quorgyle ancestral seat of Sandstone. Far outside the line of succession, Quentyn's greatest prospect was as a knight, though his sickly disposition as a child postponed his appointment as a squire until he was already into his teenage years.

Squiring at the Hellholt under Lord Ulwyck Uller, Quentyn's education as a knight was colored by Uller's cruel, mad ambition. In 433 AC, finally a knight in his own right, he departed the Hellholt with a cousin he had never met: a runaway daughter of House Santagar named Elaena, the daughter of the brother of Quentyn's own mother, who died in childbirth.

Travels with Elaena Santagar
Though the pair were initially suspicious of one another, there was sense in their traveling together: Elaena was not only the runaway daughter of a powerful landed knight, she was also a lone woman intent on traveling. Quentyn for his part had little cause to return to Sandstone (especially given his family's conflict with House Uller beginning the following year), and wished to see the Seven Kingdoms beyond Dorne's borders.

Crossing the Red Mountains, the two quickly came to rely on one another, as Quentyn's martial prowess helped protect the duo from marauders whilst Elaena's knowledge of botany and herbs helped the Quorgyle knight recover from the wounds he sustained in the skirmish. Their subsequent travels would take them from across the Reach to Oldtown, north as far as Lannisport, and across the heartlands of Westeros to King's Landing, where they took up residence late in 438 AC.

Wherever their travels have taken them, the two have come to build a strong working relationship: Elaena's intelligence, charisma, and networking mean that work can always be found, and Quentyn's skill as a warrior means that dangerous jobs are never off the table. Since dangerous jobs naturally pay the best, the two also became accustomed to lavish living while in long-term residence - a consequence of their upbringings as well. Quentyn's appetites for wine, women, song, and blood are noteworthy even for a son of the red dunes.

Recent Events
King's Landing proved to be fertile soil for the two expatriates to cultivate their respective skills, and put them to good use. The stir caused by the Great Council did not go unnoticed, and both partners eagerly watched the proceedings, as well as the politicking and back-room dealings of the lords involved.

When Elaena received word that her father had died of a sudden illness, she immediately began making preparations to return to Spottswood and claim her rightful rulership of the hold. Quentyn, despite his lack of prior intention to ever return to Dorne, refused to allow Elaena to go without him.

Family
Andrey Quorgyle
 * m. Nymella Quorgyle nee Santagar (395 - 413 AC)
 * Quentyn Quorgyle (b. 413 AC)