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Tout Rico Sparks - Planetouched Human Rogue LV4.
Rico is brash, loud, smiles a lot, and gesticulates a lot. His favorite gesture is finger guns. He uses planescape slang heavily, and he also uses “baby” a lot.
Rico looks like a completely bald (alopecia) human male, with literal static electricity sparks jumping from him more or less constantly. Touching him produces an uncomfortable zap. If asked about where this comes from, he says, “that information costs more than you can pay, baby!”
Rico calls himself a "drug dealer," and he says, "Touts provide easy access to information, and easy access to information is a drug. It makes you lazy, it makes you stop trying to solve problems for yourself. Soon you'll find yourself calling me because you need me to tell you how to tie your shoes. That's my income stream, baby! Addicts who can’t stop calling me to tell them what to do every minute of the day.”
Rico’s price structure is simple: it costs 5GP to have a conversation with Rico. First conversation’s free, baby, like any good drug dealer! During a conversation, he will gladly answer all the questions you have, as long as he knows the answer off the top of his head. Rico knows a lot about what’s going on around the city, and he has good general knowledge about many subjects, but he’s not a database of all information in the universe. If you ask something that requires research, he’s willing to do research, but he charges 10GP per hour, sometimes more, depending on the challenge level. If you ask Rico for information that might put Rico in danger, then that’s a hard no.
Rico will usually drop by every couple of days to see if you have any questions. If Rico isn’t around and you have a question, you can call for him. Calling for him costs 10GP extra, and it usually takes 2 or so hours for him to arrive. If you want emergency service, 30GP and he’ll arrive quickly. To call, just talk to any tout that you see and let them know you need to talk to Rico Sparks.
Rico expects loyalty from his customers, meaning you do business with Rico, not with some other tout. However, he makes allowances if you just have a 30-second question like “where’s a good cheese shop” and Rico’s not around - in that case, it’s okay to ask another tout. Of course, expect the other tout to charge you 1GP or so for the service.