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Occupation: Thief

Race: Human

Gender: Male

Location: Unknown

Alignment: Neutral

Status: Living

Bio:

• The Legendary Lockpicker

When Inu the Crone was kidnapped and imprisoned by her enemies, a "legendary lockpicker" was needed to get her out. The only one around was a hitherto-unknown fellow who went by the name of Ricardo. Ricardo, it seems was a long-time resident of Buccaneer's Den in Felucca, and was a thief by trade. His assistance was necessary, but was difficult to obtain and came at a price.

Before Ricardo's help could be obtained, he entered Terathan Keep to steal from the Terathans. He was captured and imprisoned by them. Searchers for Ricardo, who wished his assistance with freeing Inu the Crone, traced him to the Keep, and their fighting with the Terathans allowed Ricardo to escape. However, being a thief, along the way he decided to do a little stealing from the Ophidians as well. He stole what they called their "artificed scion" or "zenith scion," a sacred crown that, to them, represented the future of their race.

• The War of the Zenith Scion

The Ophidians reacted to Ricardo's theft with a prolonged assault on Britannian cities that has come to be known as the "War of the Zenith Scion," which cost many Britannian lives. The Ophidian assaults were eventually repelled, and Ricardo opened the door to Inu the Crone's cell, thus enabling her to be rescued. His "apology" to the rest of us was half-hearted at best.

• Ricardo's Trial

Though stealing from Ophidians, or any other monster, is not typically considered a crime, it can be considered one when it starts a major war that leaves many people dead, and this was the case with Ricardo. He was arrested and then persecuted in Court.....By Casca.

Regardless of what one may think of Ricardo or his vile, disgusting, sick, parasitic "profession" or loathsome "skills," Ricardo's trial was patently unfair by any definition of the term. His defense attorney, named Beauregard, continually fell asleep during the trial, causing Ricardo to defend himself for much of the time. The "qualifications" of the Judge, one Justice Verina, can be determined by her later participation in Casca's show trials when the latter sat on the throne of Britannia. And of course his prosecutor, Casca, would late murder, lie, and manipulate his way onto the throne of Britannia and is now known to have been in league with the vile Shadowlords. Further, Casca won the case largely through a complex and questionable legal maneuver, wherein he had most of the charges against Ricardo dismissed after evidence had already been presented, a tactic prosecutors are rarely, if ever, allowed to get away with.

The outcome of the trial was predictable: Ricardo was convicted and sentenced to death. It was fortunate for Ricardo, assuming of course that he wanted to live, that the wheels of evil "justice" turned slowly and inefficiently; his execution was delayed for a long, long time.

• Ricardo Under the Casca Regime

As Ricardo rotted, awaiting an execution that was never to come, the world changed. The Royal Council was wiped out, Casca ascended to the throne, and innumerable wars and conflicts resulted. In the meanwhile, Sherry opened lines of communication to Ricardo and the likewise-imprisoned Avery.

At some point immediately prior to the Battle of the Fire Temple, Ricardo and Avery were both sprung from prison.

• Ricardo Under Queen Dawn

Like all prisoners of the Casca regime, Ricardo was pardoned early in Dawn's reign. Whether or not he will change is vile, thieving ways of course cannot be known for some time to come. However, Dawn has made it known that his freedom will last only so long as he does not commit any more crimes.

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