Mackerel Ottarpue

Mackerel "Mack" Liam Ottarpue is a 5'9" man who is 24 years old. He is the narrator for most chapters of No Signs of Struggle.

Appearance
A generally short build but skinny body leaves Mackerel seeming very small. He has short, light brown hair that has enough length to run a hand through as well as pale skin that tans slightly in summer. His face is sparsely freckled, and his fingers share the same freckling. He has hazel eyes.

He bears a single dagger, but is a competent bare-knuckle fighter.

Personality
Mackerel can be insensitive and blunt, and is not good at keeping secrets. He is incredibly loyal, however and has a good amount of bravery. He is often determined and stubborn, and he has an affinity for alcohol.

Tega
As the leader of the group and a very well-liked person, Tega easily managed to get along even with insensitive Mackerel. Mackerel deems Tega his best friend, and he judges the others of his group heavily when they try to take a rest during searches for the missing man. Tega, being the caretaker of the group, managed to supply Mackerel with enough money for even the untrained interim to keep the group going until his relocation.

The Lusch
The rest of the Lusch, those being Tega, Acei, Watermelon, and Orska, were who Mackerel spent most of his life with. He is fully loyal to each of them, and calls out to most people he meets that Orska is a lesbian. He and Acei bonded during the period where Tega was missing.

The Lagir
After the Lusch were drunk at the bar after losing Tega, the Lagir leader, Switch, brought them to the Lagiri market stall and gave them his "hangover cure", which Orska criticized for not working. The groups worked together to rescue both Pyla and Tega.

The Boleye
During the recovery from the Lusch's hangovers with the Lagir, Rydberg approaches and overhears Acei's inability to go to the Zhimanik festival due to Tega's disappearance. She sends over Peri due to their similar inability because of Alba. The groups eventually go together (including the Lagir) to search for the three missing.

Trivia

 * He is canonically slightly gay for Tega.