Russell Fellow

Russell Fellow (ラッセル・フェロー) is a merchant in Lugnica.

Appearance
Russell is tall man with dark blond hair. He wears a good quality suit with a limited amount of adornments as to not look crude, giving off the impression of an able man.

Personality
Russell is a realist that is shrewd with money. He tends to decide on things based on profits and losses, and is only interested in figuring out how he can earn the most, leading to him being described as a mosquito that tries drain as much money as possible from his opponents. Although he is married, the marriage was purely for political purposes, therefore he has no love for his wife.

Volume 6
On their way back from the marketplace, Subaru and Rem met Wilhelm outside of the mansion, then met Russell Fellow, who was on his way out. The three talked for while until he left, with Wilhelm explaining that Russell was the treasurer in charge of the royal capital's trade association. He informed Subaru that Russell was the last visitor for the day, remembering that he wanted to ask something, to which Subaru told Wilhelm that he would be the last visitor instead as he needed to talk with Crusch.

In the afternoon after returning in front of Kadomon's store for the third time, Subaru gathered Crusch, Ferris, Wilhelm, Russell, and Anastasia to discuss an alliance, having figured out Roswaal's true intentions in leaving Rem behind with him. Crusch confirmed his theory, revealing that her camp was offered mining rights to magic stones in Elior Forest, which immediately caught Russell's interest, who explained how it would prove to be invaluable. She approved of him negotiating in Roswaal's place, adding that she wouldn't refuse an alliance just because Emilia was a Half Elf, however she wanted a small something that would push her into accepting the alliance, causing Subaru to offer information on the Hakugei's appearance location and time.

Abilities
Divine Protection (加護 Kago): Russell has the Divine Protection of Evaluation (目利きの加護 Mekiki no Kago), which enables him to determine if an item is of good or bad quality, and if the item is in front of him, he can evaluate its condition and quality with perfect accuracy. However, if he is evaluating an item he's never seen before, he can only know if it's of good or bad quality, and gain no knowledge of how it's used or how much it's worth.