Alistair McGowan is an English loner, nomadic vampire and a friend of Carlisle Cullen. He is gifted with a tracking ability that allows him to track animate beings at a greater distance than most vampires can. He has long dark blond hair and a beard, is tall and slender, attractive. Personality: lonely, avoids contact with everyone, is deeply suspicious and, although he counts Carlisle as his closest acquaintance, he hasn't visited him in over a century.