Read

"'Don't ask questions to answers you don't wanna know' - Read"Read is a supporting protagonist in the Chairold series and owns The Merket.

Appearance
Read is a fair-skinned male. He has combed back blond hair and usually wears jeans and some kind of jacket. He carries a keychain most of the time.

Personality
Read seems to be a kind person as he easily offers to help Chairold, a stranger. However, Read can be mean to those who annoy him because he yells at and sells Greg as merchandise. He also goes so far as to kill the Wise Man. Read also is very good at business as he owns a shop and knows how to maintain it and keep it successful. He also seems to have a significant amount of wealth as he owns a personal jet. Despite all of this, Read can be seen as mysterious because he has many things in his shop that he says Chairold doesn't want to know about. He also seems to teleport across the room at a one point.

Story
Not much is known about Read's early life, but it is shown that at one point he fought in a war with the green teletubby Dipsy. This war seems like it happened a long time ago, but nothing else is known beyond that. Read also has a southern accent which shows that he is originally from the south US. In the Chairold series, Read owns the Merket. It is not known how he obtained the Merket. Read finds Chairold under the Bridge and brings him to his shop. Chairold buys from the Merket then leaves with Greg. Read's shop is intruded by Dylan and Maurice and is forced to flee. Read then joins Chairold and Greg on their journey. On their journey, Read travels to Nepal and Belarus where he kills a wise man and is put through a trial of strength.