D'athaniel Quen'yarvin

D'athaniel Quen'yarvin
Hello from the Magic Tavern character
Spurt, Lois, DQ, Louis, Melchoir, Chunt, Pizza Skull
First appearance	"D'athaniel Quen'yarvin"
Played by	Tim Ryder
Information
Name	D'athaniel Quen'yarvin
Nickname(s)	DQ, Dath
Species	Elf
Occupation	Carpenter
Affiliation	The Treesistance

D’athaniel Quen’yarvin is an Elvish archer from the village of L’Ori L’Oughlin, and is currently middle-aged at 334 years old. He is described as "circus freak tall, but it works."

D’athaniel Quen’yarvin is played by Tim Ryder.

History

He is not as skilled an archer as an elf is expected to be, and is mocked by his own people, who call him insulting names like Willowarms or Legman. They would also summon eagles to mock him, as his name is very similar for the command to call an eagle. As a child, he was bullied and forced to do arts and crafts while the other children had recess.

His father, Darth'raniel Quen'yarvin, disappeared when DQ was only 130 years old. His mother told him that "the trees took [his father]", which he interpreted literally. Initially, DQ wanted to take revenge on the trees for "taking" his father by shooting them with a wooden arrow, wounding them with the carved body of their kin. This quest of revenge was encouraged by his people, who really just wanted him to leave for any reason.

In DQ's second appearance, he reveals that he confirmed with his mother that his parents actually separated, as suspected by the hosts in his first appearance. He no longer has a quarrel with the trees as a result.

His new quest is to become an entrepreneur, and he has started a woodworking business called Elf on a Shelf Furniture. He turns the trees he has kicked down into beautiful furniture, using a spike on his boot as a custom lathe. His shelves are particularly popular. His furniture is described as having a "beaten, weathered" look which appeals to Foonians.

He also teaches exercise classes once a week featuring rhythmic kicking, primarily for maidens who are "tired of boating," which was previously their primary source of exercise. He calls this practice Ti-bo.

DQ also knows a great many elven playground rhymes.

+ Warning! Spoilers Inside for Season Two. Click to reveal

During the Siege of Hogsface, Elf on a Shelf Furniture is burned to the ground. DQ then joined forces with the tree Caball’on Valentin as part of the Resistance to overthrow the Dark Lord, #treesistance.

DQ learns that his missing father has another family when he meets his half-sister Borghilde, who he also develops romantic feelings for. Against the advice of Arnie the two elves head to the Westlands to find their missing father.

+ Warning! Spoilers Inside for Season Three. Click to reveal

DQ succeeded in his quest to find his father with his half sister/potential lover, Borghilde. DQ's father had another family that he treated as his main family. During his quest, DQ was rejected by both his father and Borghilde. Free from his quest, DQ realized the ability to kick backwards, a change in perspective that led him to found the philosophy of Kickism. DQ gained quite a few Kickist followers, mostly female, but Kickism is not a cult. While spreading his philosophy on Strong Guy Island, DQ kicked the message of Kickism into a tree and that act of vandalism landed DQ in the dungeons of Castle Skullmaster.

He is determined to escape only through Kickism, and refused an offer from Arnie, Chunt, & Usidore to release him when they discovered him imprisoned.

Episodes

• Season 1, Ep 17 — "D’athaniel Quen’yarvin"
• Season 1, Ep 48 — "DQ Returns"
• Season 1, Ep 73 — "Chunt’s Night"
• Season 2, Ep 14 — "Elf Help"
• Season 2, Ep 31 — "Bard, Elf and Fortune Teller"
• Season 2, Ep 98 — "Chunt’s Wedding" (only mentioned as a wedding guest)
• Season 3, Ep 56 — "The DQ Way"
• Season 3, Ep 57 — "Together"
• Season 3, Ep 63 — "Spider Mom"
• Season 3, Ep 65 — "The Last Can"