Ansel Motte

An old Redhavenite who never says "no" to anything fun, Ansel is an old friend of yours, who likes gambling and has a troubled past.

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Special Ability - Barkeep

Ansel's personality and background give him a +35 boost to his skill as a Barkeeper if ever put in charge of a Tavern.

Trivia

Ansel claims to be "hung like a horse", and mocks Bud for having a "small one".
Ansel has history with Averil Lewis, so she might be able to confirm his claims.
Gambling with Ansel during "Hang Out" events (Interact > Events & Activities > Hang Out Together) is a way to increase your Gambling skill past the usual caps (3% chance of +1 on a win, UNCAPPED; 1% chance of +1 on a lose, cap: 60) - due to the "unorthodox" tactics he uses, which you have to learn from him in order to defeat him reliably (i.e., cheating).
These games are also a way to try to recover ($2–25 at a time) some of the 'unauthorised expenses' Ansel may take from you from time to time (on game days 25 onwards, small chance of either $20, $50, $70, $200 or $400 overnight, if his Respect is <20 and your cash is $1,000+ and your Influence is 1,000+) - for reasons for which he gives various unconvincing excuses but which is likely to pay off gambling-related debts.

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Source: Updated for MoR version 0.8.5.1