The Merchant of Maybes
A traveling merchant sells futures instead of goods—you pay today for something you might need tomorrow, except the need always comes true. Customers are grateful until they realize they're being manipulated into manufactured crises. The merchant's stall vanishes each sunset. Catch them before they move on, recover the contracts, or prove which prophecies they're creating themselves.
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Xara Starweaver
- Human
- Other
- Adult
Role
- Occupation
- Meteor salvage appraiser
Character
- Motivation
- Building wealth and reputation
- Personality
- Brooding romantic who believes in destiny
- Background
- Merchant dealing in rare goods
Details
- Quirk
- Writes notes on leaves instead of paper
- Speaking style
- Uses religious oaths sparingly but sharply
- Private fear
- Being forgotten after death
- Secret
- Is the reason the bell rings, not the victim
- Signature item
- Ring that buzzes when oaths break nearby
Wesley Shadowbrook
- Human
- Female
- Adult
Role
- Occupation
- Honey broker
Character
- Motivation
- Building wealth and reputation
- Personality
- Hopeful and resilient
- Background
- Merchant dealing in rare goods
Details
- Quirk
- Blinks in patterns when counting
- Speaking style
- Mutters tide tables under their breath
- Private fear
- The first frost each year
- Secret
- Their shadow is the real person
- Signature item
- Ledger written in lemon juice