# Richards — South! character guide

> Richards in South! by Ernest Shackleton.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Richards

**First appearance:** 0015-xiii-the-ross-sea-party

## Snapshot

One of the Ross Sea shore party, landed at Cape Evans to hunt seals and lay depots across the ice.

## Who they are

Richards is part of the small group quartered in Scott's old hut, tasked with killing seals for food and fuel while scientific work continues around them. He belongs to the unglamorous machinery of the expedition, the men who haul, observe, and wait through blizzards with meager supplies. His presence grounds the story in the daily labor that keeps a polar venture alive.

## Relationships

### [Frank Wild](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/characters/frank_wild)

_professional_

Wild acted as a mentor and supervisor to Richards, guiding him through the harsh conditions of the expedition.

### [Aeneas Mackintosh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/characters/aeneas_mackintosh)

_professional_

Mackintosh delegated tasks to Richards, maintaining a hierarchical but functional working relationship.

### [Hayward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/characters/hayward)

_friendship_

Hayward and Richards shared a close, supportive friendship, enduring the brutal conditions of the Ross Sea party together.

### [Frank Wild](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/characters/frank_wild)

_professional_

Wild acted as a mentor and supervisor to Richards, guiding him through the harsh conditions of the expedition.

### [Hayward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/characters/hayward)

_friendship_

Hayward and Richards shared a close, supportive friendship, enduring the brutal conditions of the Ross Sea party together.

### [Aeneas Mackintosh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/characters/aeneas_mackintosh)

_professional_

Mackintosh delegated tasks to Richards, maintaining a hierarchical but functional working relationship.

### [Frank Wild](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/characters/frank_wild)

_professional_

Wild acted as a mentor and supervisor to Richards, guiding him through the harsh conditions of the expedition.

### [Aeneas Mackintosh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/characters/aeneas_mackintosh)

_professional_

Mackintosh delegated tasks to Richards, maintaining a hierarchical but functional working relationship.

### [Hayward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/characters/hayward)

_friendship_

Hayward and Richards shared a close, supportive friendship, enduring the brutal conditions of the Ross Sea party together.

## In the story

### [XIII: The Ross Sea Party](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/chapters/xiii-the-ross-sea-party)

Along with Joyce and Wild, he dragged the sick men through deep snow and blizzards.

### [Wintering in McMurdo Sound](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/chapters/xiv-wintering-in-mcmurdo-sound)

Takes over meteorological logging, overhauls the motor-tractor, and participates in sledging trips.

### [XV: Laying the Depots](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/chapters/xv-laying-the-depots)

Member of the sledging party; later forced to lay up due to a strained heart; contributed notes to the narrative.

### [XVI: The Aurora’s Drift](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/chapters/xvi-the-aurora-s-drift)

Embarked from Hut Point to Cape Evans with other men and dogs.

### [The Last Relief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/chapters/xvii-the-last-relief)

One of the seven survivors found at Cape Evans.

## Links

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