Spice and Wolf (狼ã¨é¦™è¾›æ–™ ÅŒkami to KÅshinryÅ, lit. Wolf and Spice) is a Japanese light novel series. Kraft Lawrence, a 25-year-old traveling merchant who peddles various goods from town to town to make a living in a stylized historical setting with European influences. His main goal in life is to gather enough money to start his own shop, and he already has been traveling for seven years while gaining experience in the trade.