Winter's Market Mix-Up

Two caravans arrived and each claims the other's goods. The merchants argue in the snow-choked market square, drawing a crowd. Sort the truth from the lies before tempers flare into blades.

Suggested NPCs

Thaddeus Highgate

  • Human
  • Male
  • Adult

Role

Occupation
Solstice timekeeper

Character

Motivation
Building wealth and reputation
Personality
Ambitious and driven
Background
Merchant dealing in rare goods

Details

Quirk
Names every horse they meet
Speaking style
Talks faster when the sun is high
Private fear
Heights since a specific fall
Secret
Has never slept—only trances in daylight
Signature item
Knife that cuts only rope and promises

Seraphina Wildwood

  • Human
  • Non-binary
  • Adult

Role

Occupation
Perfume sommelier

Character

Motivation
Building wealth and reputation
Personality
Bluntly honest to a fault
Background
Merchant dealing in rare goods

Details

Quirk
Only drinks beverages through a straw
Speaking style
Uses regional slang thickly
Private fear
Wedding vows they almost made
Secret
Runs the black market in summer memories
Signature item
Canteen that never empties on Tuesdays

Reginald Darkwater

  • Human
  • Male
  • Adult

Role

Occupation
Curse removal broker

Character

Motivation
Building wealth and reputation
Personality
Humble and selfless
Background
Merchant dealing in rare goods

Details

Quirk
Keeps a tally of favors owed
Speaking style
Whispers recipes when nervous
Private fear
Someone reading their journal
Secret
Poisoned the well to test the town's faith
Signature item
Umbrella that points toward lies

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