Raoul Pecheur
Maître d of the Lion's Den
The second son of a generally successful Yatian fisherman, Raoul still resents his brother for inheriting the business after his father’s untimely death in an unexpected storm over a decade ago. The two boys barely made it back in from Theridon Bay and the repairs to the ship cost them everything that owned, forcing them to live aboard their fishing vessel for two seasons. Once they had finally gotten back on firm ground, however, Raoul’s brother, who by law inherited everything, summarily kicked his brother out of the business in exchange for a pretty merchant’s daughter entranced by the allure of the sea. His brother’s attempts to mend fences a year later failed. It didn’t matter that both boys were young, barely men, or that in the years since that daughter had left his brother for a junior officer and then left him for an Eldorian merchant, moving to Phelandria, Raoul still refused to forgive him. Even his brother’s own death at the hands of the sea could not earn Raoul forgiveness though it did put the final nail in the coffin of Raoul’s worship of Jendredi. To this day he curses the Lady of the Waves, instead looking to Landric for guidance and inspiration.
In the years since, Raoul has done well for himself. Having heard tales from his father that they were descended from the d'Uthar Family, he managed to teach himself how to read and attempted to give himself a noble education. This self-study helped teach him a half-dozen languages, though as his learning was completely in book form his accent ranges from unusual to atrocious. Likewise, his knowledge of history was limited to a score of books, giving him a detailed understanding of a few key world events. He has extrapolated that detailed understanding to everything else, sometimes jumping to wildly inaccurate conclusions.
His education, however, has landed him an excellent position as the maître d of the Lion's Den. He runs the establishment with a firm but always polite fist. He has little tolerance for staff who are late, sloppy, incompetent, or worst of all, impolite. Raoul’s demeanor has helped elevate the standing of the Inn across the city, raising service standards and squashing its reputation as a snobbish establishment. Snobbery is, according to Raoul, a sure sign of the lower class. This has made him a great friend of Marcus and Persephone Von Gretten, the heads of Yaty’s richest family who share a similar sentiment.