Nick

Nick
Race	Black Forest Lymrill
Gender	Male
Age	Unknown
Status	Deceased
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	(Quills) Red, Copper
Affiliation	Rowan Academy
Occupation	Charge
Relatives	Circe (Mate), His Children
First Appearance	The Hound of Rowan

Nick is a Black Forest Lymrill. He is Max's charge and is thought to be the last of his kind.

Appearance

Nick closely resembles an otter with a shimmering coat of red-gold fur. He has black eyes, a black nose and two small ears. He has metallic quills running along his neck and back, big curling black claws, and a thick foxlike tail. His quills and tail can both serve as an indicator of his mood.

When walking, it can be compared to that of a badger's. He has been described to have a "peculiar gait on flat ground", akin to a badger's rolling waddle.

Personality

Nick is a very playful and mischievious; he is often scolded by Max when he accidentally breaks or shreds things while he is excited. His tail and quills can both serve as indicators of his mood. His quills will stay smooth and tranquil when he is calm, but will flare up when he is agitated, scared, or unhappy. His tail also flutters and shakes when he is feeling enthusiastic or excited.

Unlike some other charges, he is unable to talk but communicates through mewling calls, his bushy tail and coppery quills, as all lymrills do. He has also proven to be highly intelligent, and is capable of understanding human speech.

Background

Due to the lymrill's valuable properties, the species was hunted and thought to have been extinct. Nick was found by an Agent in Germany, however, and brought to Rowan. It can be assumed that he has stayed there in the Sanctuary since he was discovered.

Plot

The Hound of Rowan

Nick chose Max and became his charge. While he scared Max at first and his diet disgusted him Max grew to love him.

The Second Siege

Nick accompanied Max when he went to the workshop.

The Fiend and the Forge

Nick, David, Cooper, and Toby meet up with Max. They go to the Formian's island to have the Gae Bolga reforged. When the Formian tries to reforge the Gae Bolga the blade wasn't perfect and everytime he tried reforge it more perfect the blade became smaller. Nick sacraficed his quills, and his life in the process, to be added to the blade. Three quils were left over which the Formian made into a torque for Max. One of Nick's children, Nox, became Max's new charge later on in the series.