Grant

Biodata

Appearance

Grant is a broad, powerfully built man in his thirties, carrying himself like someone accustomed to dangerous work. He has a faint facial scar and wears a hand axe at his waist. 10

• Broad, powerful build. 10
• Faint scar on his face. 10
• Carries a hand axe. 10

Personality

Grant is an experienced and cautious professional. When hiring Lan Tian as a squad physician, he explicitly limited the expedition to the outer edge of Soul Hunting Forest and promised immediate, full payment. 9

He is loyal to those who help him. After Lan Tian saves his younger brother Gary, Grant swears to support Lan Tian without hesitation. 22 He also looks out for Lan Tian's safety, offering to accompany him into the forest and later providing a personally drawn terrain map of Sunset Forest. 16 23

Relationships

• Lan Tian — Initially hires him as a physician for a soul-hunting expedition; later becomes deeply indebted after Lan Tian saves Gary. 9 10 22
• Louise — Friend who recommends Lan Tian to Grant's squad. 9
• Gary — His only younger brother; Grant seeks Lan Tian's help when Gary is severely wounded. 22
• Harry — Young member of Grant's squad whom he guides through absorbing his first soul ring. 10
• Logan, Baron, and Wesley — Members of Grant's soul-hunting squad. 10

Story Role / Major Arcs

• Soul-hunting squad expedition — Grant organizes a squad to help Harry obtain a ten-year soul ring and recruits Lan Tian through Louise as its physician. The team successfully kills a Stone Horn Deer, allowing Harry to become an official soul master; Grant pays Lan Tian the promised ten Gold Soul Coins. 9 10
• Offer of protection — After learning that Lan Tian ventured into the middle region of Soul Hunting Forest alone and fought a hundred-year soul beast, Grant offers to accompany him on future expeditions. 16
• Gary's injury — Grant visits Lan Tian during a snowstorm to request aid for Gary. Following Gary's recovery, he vows that Lan Tian can call upon him for any matter. 21 22
• Sunset Forest journey — Before Lan Tian travels north, Grant gives him a terrain map of Sunset Forest's outer areas that Grant compiled over the years. 23
• Lan Tian's return — Grant asks the city guards whether Lan Tian has returned to Nuoding City and intends to treat him to a drink after Gary's recovery. 31 32
• Gary's future — Gary fully recovers and prepares to make a living in Soul Hunting Forest. 36