I would not care if my character had a mate.  In fact, it would help give him a tangible reason to reel against the act of breeding with humans.  Instead of just being morally opposed to it, Rich would now have a very real and very present reason to object to the kidnapping of the sisters.<br/><br/>However!  Christa really seems to be pining for a human female role.  Having checked out her O+Os, I'm pretty sure she would not enjoy being Rich's mate.  First, he's not a very big or muscled guy.  Second, their relationship would be more or less con, and Christa prefers noncon.  Third, she has "Lycan/Human" as one of her favorite pairings.  I could go on and on.<br/><br/>This thread has gotten decidedly mournful while I've been gone, what with the sighing and crushed dreams and so on, and I don't want it to continue.  In other words, I don't want to force - whether directly or passively - Christa into a RP relationship she would not enjoy (which, coincidentally, is an OFF for<em>me </em>:P ).<br/><br/>In short: I'm perfectly cool with Christa's character being Rich's mate, but I'm leaving the ultimate decision up to her, since her O+Os and her attitude so far have indicated that she would not enjoy it as much as she deserves.<br/><br/><br/>In other news!  I think a seaside town would be just fine, assuming that all that stands between the sea and the mountainous forest is a few feet of gravelly beach...  Or a cliff.