EarlHarrumph

Snootington and Earl Harrumph were the most violent of foes since the moment they met, spending battles throughout both the Tangled Woods and the Icefields taking potshots and swipes at each other and ignoring armies of their enemies.

No one's quite sure from whence their fierce animosity derives, although the theories are varied and sundry: That Harrumph had a fling with Snoots' lady (unlikely; Marchioness likes her men lean and with defined chests), that a particularly intense game of hopscotch got out of hand (impossible, as Harrumph can't jump), that neither can hold their drink (true but unrelated), or that the Earl caught the Skydancer cheating at a game of Monopoly: Sornieth Edition (ridiculous; Sir Snoots gets hissy and pissy when losing, not sneaky).

The truth of the matter is they were simply a pair of contentious, competitive warriors who both recognized a kindred soul and laser focused their mutual savagery on each other. Lair Mama Marchioness actively encouraged this behavior in order to keep them from targeting others in their clan, although she is quite relieved no murder occurred during their most trying years. Now that they're a couple of elder statesmen their relationship has mellowed into something that looks like friendship, albeit one that involves insults, mockery, projectiles and pitched battles in the hallways.

The truth of the matter is, if any outsiders or beast clan were to try to hurt Snootington or Earl Harrumph the other would leap(metaphorically, in the Earl's case) to their aid and fight to the bitter end; only they are allowed to kill each other, and they'll defend that right to their final breaths.


I didn't get a "harrumph" out of that guy!