Anton Berrudczeck

ANTON BERRUDCZECK. He is clever, cowardly, sly, fat, and ugly. He loves his belly more than any human being, although he dotes on the memory of his deceased mother. Anton is a merchant traveling on urgent business- a bank bill that he must present within the week at Karlensburg, before news reaches the capital that the bank has crashed. He has brought with him his pupil in trade, his distant cousin Yurik, whom he considers foppish and over-educated. Cooking and wine are dreadful in provincial Karlenstein. Berrudczeck has with him a case of good red wine and a sackful of garlic, in the hope of making his stay tolerable.

ANTON BERRUDCZECK, Age 45, Shady Merchant

STR 14 DEX 10 CON 14 SIZ 15 APP 6 EDU 8 POW 14 HP 15

Damage Bonus: +1D4. INT 16 SAN 70

Weapons: Blackjack 45%, damage 106 +db Chloral Hydrate (Knock·Out Drops), two doses POT 17, damage unconsciousness In 1d3 minutes

Skills: Accounting 60%, Bargain 80%, Credit Rating 30%, Fast Talk 75%, French 30%, German 55%, Hide 20%, Law 25%, Listen 45%, Lock Smith 40%, Psychology 45%, Serbian 45%, Sneak 45%, Spot Hidden 65%.

Quote: 'I like to get a bargain out of everything'