Dune Trader (Dark Sun)

Dune traders roam every civilized corner of the known world. From crowded marketplaces crawling with thieves, to caravans wending across difficult wastes, to the isolated settlements and trading posts found in the places between the great city-states, dune traders are everywhere, pushing their wares on anyone they encounter. Dune traders bring needed goods to remote areas, offering water, food, arms, and more, but their work is not charity. Such offerings come at the highest prices a merchant can ask and still be able to move the merchandise. It’s all about making a profit, and no one does a better job at looking out for themselves and their wealth than the dune traders of Athas.

Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion, Insight

Tool Proficiencies: Calligrapher's Supplies, Vehicles (Land)

Languages: You can speak one additional language. You can read and write any language you can speak.

Equipment: Calligrapher's Supplies, an abacus, a merchant's scale, traveler's clothes, 1 lb. of trade goods, a pouch containing 25 ceramic coins or a wagon.

Suggested Characteristics

The merchant houses populating the Tyr Region welcome anyone with talent into their fold. Rogues and bards have the most to offer merchant houses, since they have the abilities most useful for negotiating and bargaining in the marketplaces. Fighters are excellent caravan leaders. Finally, merchant houses frequently recruit muscle such as rangers and barbarians to ensure that caravans arrive at their destinations.

d6	Personality Trait
1	I always deal honestly with stranger, friend, and foe.
2	I do not flaunt my wealth.
3	I am always seeking some rumor or bit of gossip to benefit myself.
4	I keep my head on a swivel; you never know who is out to rob you.
5	The city is where I make my money, but nothing beats the endless possibilities on the road.
6	One man's trash is another man's treasure. I sell a lot of treasure.