Stuart Greenhill

Stuart Greenhill is the main antagonist of Red Star and the deranged uncle of Richard. He is a bite-infected lycanthrope and the tyrannical fourth generation patriarch of the Greenhill family. The fourth-born child of Walter and Helena Greenhill, Stuart had always been a prideful and toxic-minded individual, which only worsened after he was bitten by a rogue werewolf at the age of fifteen. He used his new power as a fear factor to establish his authority within his family - even over his parents and older siblings. He developed a borderline obsession of tormenting his meek nephew, Richard, who he would later spread his lycanthropy onto. His obsession only intensified as Richard aged, and it was this maniacal desire to spill his nephew’s blood that would lead to his own demise.

As a child and young teenager, Stuart worked loyally for his family's farm and proudly upheld their name. He was a leader amongst his siblings, and was the only one who engaged regularly with Howard, even though it often involved harassment and teasing. After a pattern of livestock slaughters -- presumably by an animal -- Stuart made it his mission to hunt and kill the predator. He took Howard out on many hunting trips before they eventually encountered a rogue werewolf. Stuart was brutally mauled by the creature while an injured Howard made a run for his life. Stuart became infected with lycanthropy through a bite wound on his left forearm and, after weeks of being missing, returned to his family as a werewolf himself. Thrilled with his new abilities, he quickly took the reins over the family as the new patriarch. Much later, he initiated a relationship with a young and clueless medical student, Rena Joplin, who later became pregnant with his quadruplets. Rena quickly became infected with lycanthropy through her unborn children. She later gave birth to Stuart's children: Hank, Junior, Bobby, and Lucille. Lucille, being female, was rejected by her father, and an enraged Rena took her and fled, never to be seen again. He himself became furious after Howard decided to move a county over, but ultimately allowed him under the condition that he would return annually for Christmas, at the very least. After the birth of Howard's son, Richard, Stuart developed an unusual fascination with the young boy, and frequently tormented him alongside his sons due to Richard's meek personality and small frame. He would later infect Richard with his own blood as a way of "perking him up", and to see how the boy would develop with his new abilities. Eventually, Richard would outgrow Stuart in size and strength following his initial introduction to Scott, causing Stuart to grow more and more intent on torturing his nephew to the point of mania. It wasn't until Stuart learned of his relationship with Scott and Richard's sexuality that he essentially went insane, killing his three sons in a outrage and abducting Richard and Scott with the intent of killing them as well, but was instead put to death by Scott.

Stuart is a tall (6'1") lean-muscled man. He has a very angular face with a sharp nose, long, unkempt, greasy and stringy reddish-brown hair, broken yellow teeth, and a large wart under his left eye. He also has the same icy blue eyes shared by a large portion of the Greenhill family. Across his face are four diagonal claw scars that he received after being attacked by the rogue werewolf at age 15. The scars also extend down his neck and over his arms, chest, and stomach, with a massive bite mark on his left forearm. His wolf form is lanky and gangly with patchy, brown fur with an agouti pattern. In his youth it used to be more of a russet color like Richard's.

Trivia

 * Stuart has transformed 4 humans into werewolves -- a classmate named Henry Clay (bite), Rena Joplin (pregnancy), Richard Camacho (blood), and a random hunter named Kenneth Mayer (bite). He attempted to transform a fifth, Scott Camacho, through blood infection, but was stopped by Richard.