Trade/Merchant RP Roll Call

[BDobolina]

This is something that I've been interested in putting together for some time to aid in RP centered around trade, merchantry, crafting, etc. I am hopeful that with enough participation and information, we will end up with a sort of directory of the "who/what" in regards to this sort of RP.

THE INFORMATION HERE SHOULD BE SELF-SUPPLIED, AND ONLY WHAT WOULD BE 'COMMONLY KNOWN' IN-CHARACTER. SIMILAR TO AN RP POST, INCLUDE INFORMATION SOMEONE WITH ADEQUATE LORE-LOCAL WOULD BE ABLE TO OBTAIN, AND PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN/IF THE INFORMATION IS USED.

Groups like the Thayans, House Blackrose, Darius, and of course the fabulous Rocky Creek Trade Company (completely unbiased) all participate in RP arcs centered around trade and associated tasks. I would love more information on them, but I also know there are other group and individuals out there that would fit perfectly here, should they wish to be considered. Characters like Kreuger, Gyren Edwood, Wendy, Rupert, Rose, Lykander, Tiberius, Vivian, and James Merlin (only naming a few of the top of mind) and non-official guilds like Moire's Import, Derringer Mercantile, Scarlet City Mercantile, etc.

While this is an OOC request for participation, it should be centered in RP. RP leading to a reputation can be hard for smaller groups or individuals, and hard to maintain across time zones. So here is the plan..

Reply here with the following information (use N/A where questions are not applicable):

Name of Group or Individual:
Affiliation (if Individual):
Contact Info:
Base of Operations:
Trade Goods:
Crafted Goods:
Special Focus:
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information: (keep it brief-ish)

Here is my example -

Name of Group or Individual: Rocky Creek Trade Company
Affiliation (if Individual): N/A
Contact Info: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=72926 or PM to BDobolina or Vdub
Base of Operations: Hammer Hall, Greenest
Trade Goods: Wagons, Foodstuffs, Leather Goods, Wine, Wool, Lumber, and others via primary trade routes between Greenest, Elturel, Berdusk, Iriaebor, and Baldur's Gate.
Crafted Goods: In-house alchemist focused primarily on divine elixirs and alchemist fire, Wands
Special Focus: Aside from their 'standard' trade goods, Rocky Creek is known to deal heavily in gems, books, plant material, and animal byproducts.
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information: Operates "The Lucky Coin", a public tavern and caravan waystop along the Uldoon Trail. Operates the Rocky Creek Wainwright shop in the Eastern Farmlands of Baldur's Gate. Offers popular caravan service between Greenest, Baldur's Gate, and Nashkel. Has aligned closely with Queen Dharva in Greenest, and has aided and supported multiple charitable endeavors. Known to hire hunters, fisherman, and others for ad hoc work as needed.

I will then make a post with everyone listed.

If there is another line that should be added, let me know? I would love for this to be collaborative, and be able to be used by players and DMs alike when they are looking for merchant-related RP. I've talked to a lot of you over the last couple years about this, hopeful that some of you come out of the woodwork and chime in here!

[Rhifox]

Name of Group or Individual:	Tarina
Affiliation (if Individual):	Darkhold
Contact Info:	viewtopic.php?p=912470#p912470 or PM Rhifox
Base of Operations:	Soubar
Trade Goods:	Herbs.
Crafted Goods:	Basic herbal remedies, some alchemical physics, charms and fetishes.
Special Focus:	Tarina is particularly interested in acquiring rare or unique magical items and components. She is also known to occasionally perform magical services, including identification, scrying, divinations, and communing with extraplanar forces.
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information:	Local witch known for dealing with otherworldly entities. Formerly a Reader of Candlekeep, Tarina also has some relations with House of Spades, House Darius, Rocky Creek, and the Temple of Ilmater. Currently the steward to Lord Selengil Harkonis of Darkhold. Anyone with ties to the underworld may be aware that she is sometimes in the market for illicit magical components.

[yyj]

Name of Group or Individual: Shael Greencloak
Affiliation (if Individual): Northern elven merchants
Contact Info: viewtopic.php?p=908370#p908370
Base of Operations: All across the Sword Coast
Trade Goods: Mimic spotting services.
Crafted Goods: None.
Special Focus: Adventuring
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information: Local adventurer elf.

[realayer]

Name of Group or Individual: Edwood Bookstore & Book Exchange
Affiliation (if Individual): the Song of the Morning / Church of Lathander
Contact Info: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=74343 or PM realayer
Base of Operations: Beregost
Trade Goods: Books, Dusty Tomes, Scrolls
Special Focus: Book trade and exchange, sharing knowledge in books.
Crafted Goods: n/a
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information: The owner of the book store is Gyren Edwood, who is currently a templar serving the Song of the Morning in Beregost. As such, the book store does not serve anyone who is openly known to be of evil nature. The owner is an avid collector of books, dusty tomes (opened or unopened), and rare scrolls. Characters are welcome to bring in books, dusty tomes, scrolls to sell or exchange with titles in my shelves.

[Winterborne]

Name of Group or Individual: House Darius

Contact Info: Make a posting or note in our RP Thread here , or contact Nathan Goldenmane, Oth Neren, or any other employee.

Base of Operations: Darius Estate and Warehouses (Baldur's Gate)

Trade Goods: Self-produced goods include Fish, Dyes, Lamp Oil, and Silk, all locally produced in Baldur's Gate. These goods are exported and traded for a large variety of other goods including Lumber, Stone, Leather, Liquor, Foreign Silk, Foodstuffs, Glue, Spellcasting components and reagents, Jewelry, and Perfumes.

Crafted Goods: Wands: Divine, Arcane, Bard. Scrolls: Divine, Arcane, Bard. Elixirs: Arcane, some Divine. We have a blacksmith and engineer on staff that will roleplay the creation of custom goods to order in the workshop.

Special Focus: The House operates a popular tavern and performance hall, the Lewd Lyre, and is always willing to pay for performances of any kind (Dance, song, poem, etc) as well as looking for waitstaff and cooks. Appraisal services available by request at this location, as well.

RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information: Operates trade routes out of Baldur's Gate, exporting and importing a large variety of goods through trade with Elturel, Berdusk, Sembia, Irieabor and Waterdeep, as well as a number of smaller shipments by request. Has a good relationship with the Grand Dukes and a presence in Duchal Court. Often hires adventurers to do contract work without requiring them to join the House proper. Approximately 20% of the House's daily bounty from their fishing vessels is distributed for charitable purposes to the needy.

[Heretic]

Name of Group or Individual: House Divine
Affiliation (if Individual): N/A
Contact Info: https://www.bgtscc.net/viewtopic.php?p=905611#p905611
Base of Operations: Baldur’s Gate and Environs
Trade Goods: N/A
Crafted Goods: Customized Apparel
Special Focus: Fashion Design
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information: House Divine serves the fashion and apparel needs of all customers seeking to improve their wardrobe. House Divine operated as an independent venture until it was incorporated into a Guild in 1357 in response to increased customer demand. The House services all individual and factions sanctioned to operate in Duchal lands.

[Louvaine]

Name of Individual: Corneille de Locke AKA Crossroad Merchant
Affiliation (if Individual): House Blackrose
Contact Info: PM
Base of Operations: N/A
Trade Goods: Crossroad Merchant's Wares
Crafted Goods: Crossroad Merchant's Wands
Special Focus: N/A
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information: Number of flyers and satisfied customers would speak of a merchant often found at random crossroads calling himself Crossroad Merchant. He deals in wands and magically enchanted items.

[Kitunenotsume]

Name of Group or Individual: Sayushi Furuki; Breadflower Bakery
Affiliation: Independent
Current and former public business associates: Candlekeep, House of Spades, Phoenix Lodge, Rocky Creek
Contact Info: PM (me) or Discord
Base of Operations: Her Horse, Mianbao.
Trade Goods: Common and Foreign Commodities, Commercial Paper, Animal Products, Cursed Items
Crafted Goods: Gourmet Food, Mundane Medicines, Alchemical Teas and Salves
Special Focus: Offers travel meals, catering, accounting, and medical services, in that priority; Primary venue via roadside stall while travelling.
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information: Having catered a number of high visibility events, the Breadflower Bakery has been employed throughout the Coast. When not under contract or out of region, the transient traiteur can be found offering food, sanctuary, and service beside various trade roads. The proprietor is also known to arbitrate mercantile negotiations and to have interest in cursed or tainted articles.

[Arn]

Name of Group or Individual: Wendi
Affiliation (if Individual): Shaundakul clergy
Contact Info: PM to Arn
Base of Operations: Baldur's Gate
Trade Goods: Magical weapons, armor, accessories, etc.
Crafted Goods: Arcane wands, potions, elixirs, scrolls
Special Focus: Wendi is a skilled haggler. Although she is too brusque and impatient to ever be considered diplomatic, her knowledge of the arcane helps her negotiate favorable prices in many dealings.
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information: Wendi is not easily impressed, nor does she care for frivolity or fancy airs. She almost always prefers to get right to business. She is semi-retired now, and does not seem interested in expanding her business. As such, it might not be easy to obtain her services. She has been known to take on two or three apprentices in the past, but she is loathe to be seen as soft.

[BDobolina]

For ease of reading, I may use a table like this - any thoughts? I can paste the stuff you've already submitted into this format if its acceptable.

Name of Group or Individual:	Rocky Creek Trade Company
Affiliation (if Individual):	N/A
Contact Info:	Forum RP or PM BDobolina & Vdub
Base of Operations:	Hammer Hall, Greenest
Trade Goods:	Wagons, Foodstuffs, Leather Goods, Wine, Wool, Lumber, and others via primary trade routes between Greenest, Elturel, Berdusk, Iriaebor, and Baldur's Gate.
Crafted Goods:	In-house alchemist focused primarily on divine elixirs and alchemist fire, Wands.
Special Focus:	Aside from their 'standard' trade goods, Rocky Creek is known to deal heavily in gems, books, herbs and other plant material, and animal byproducts.
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information:	Operates "The Lucky Coin", a public tavern and caravan waystop along the Uldoon Trail. Operates the Rocky Creek Wainwright shop in the Eastern Farmlands of Baldur's Gate. Offers popular caravan service between Greenest, Baldur's Gate, and Nashkel. Has aligned closely with Queen Dharva in Greenest, and has aided and supported multiple charitable endeavors. Known to hire hunters, fisherman, and others for ad hoc work as needed.

[Rhifox]

I like this table. Do it.

[yyj]

Name of Group or Individual:	Jalette Marshbysem
Affiliation (if Individual):	Siren's Song, Church of Mystra.
Contact Info:	Please leave a letter at the church of Mystra or the Siren's Song.
Base of Operations:	Baldur's Gate
Trade Goods:	Magical cleansing, curse dispelling, magical analysis and spellcrafting. Offering identifying magical items for no fee, spellcrafting services and mercenary work. Also actively looking for work as a seamstress.
Crafted Goods:	None
Special Focus:	Concierge and performer.
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information:	Is advertised with several parchments left around other businesses in Baldur's Gate.

[Steve]

Name of Group or Individual:	Chionthar Charter & Seaward Supply Co.
Affiliation (if Individual):	Registered with the Merchant's League Dock Service and the Lord's Alliance Goods & Supply
Contact Info:	Jon Smythe or PM Steve
Base of Operations:	Baldur's Gate, Docks & the Helm and Cloak Feast Hall
Trade Goods & Services:	Import/Export between Baldur's Gate and Elturel, Berdusk, Iriaebor, Scornubel and Ulgoth's Beard..as well as other destinations not too far out to sea.
Crafted Goods:	N/A
Special Focus:	Shipping by river and not-far-at-sea in Haste and of Importance
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information:	Operated by the Half-Elf Jon Smythe, this small company is known to work as agent in service to the Lords' Alliance, with not-so-recent support to the Hellriders of Elturel in their longstanding conflict with the Zhentarim. It is also rumored that Jon Smythe has most recently been vocally dismissive of Jackard Marks of the Rocky Creek Company because of a deal gone...missing. But most just wave it off in that merchants like to complain about their competitors whenever it suits them, and that Half-elves are still half Elf, so half haughty when it comes to being the best at whatever.

[lum]

Name of Group or Individual: Moire's Import, Export & Transport

Affiliation (if Individual): Officially one of the most trusted unofficial companies about, Waukeen priestess.

Contact Info: (pm if ooc) Usually through contacts at various market spots (Baldur's Gate, FAI, Beregost, Doron and on occassion Soubar).

Base of Operations: The corporate headquarters appears to be an address in Baldur's Gate, not Doron anymore.

Trade Goods: Mostly equipment for adventurers, fortune hunters, soldiers and alike. Aside of that she seems to facilitate transport between Baldur's and Marsember with a strong focus on exotic spices. The rest is classified (discrete transports). Service as mediator.

Crafted Goods: bombs, wands, potions, elixirs (produced by one of her freelancers-contractors).

Special Focus: Highly diplomatic, has a weakness for art and fashion (may deal in works of art and stuff related), sometimes works with hired souls.

RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information: see bio ( viewtopic.php?f=153&t=60445 ), and codename The Golden Sparrow (file classified, not common knowledge).

[Sputnik]

Name of Group or Individual:	Derringer Mercantile
Affiliation (if Individual):	Vaelen Derringer is rumored to be a high-ranking member of House Blackrose. He is also on friendly terms with Baron Greil Nightgale of the Ebon Blade Mercenaries, and employs a pair of his men as guards for his shop.
Contact Info:	Forum or PM
Base of Operations:	Soubar, though the owner Vaelen often travels with his trusty pony, Artois. He has been seen hawking his wares as far as Beregost, Baldur's Gate and the Friendly Arm Inn
Trade Goods:	Magical equipment and sundries. Rare artifacts. Monsters and other 'livestock'. Gemstones. Exotic furs. On occasion, they deal in more mundane goods such as lumber, stone and foodstuffs.
Crafted Goods:	Arcane scrolls, leather, ink
Special Focus:	Magic Emporium - Mr. Derringer's shop in Soubar is and always has been the backbone of the company, supplying customers with quality enchanted wares at discount prices. Monstrous Menagerie - The company's newest venture focusing on the acquisition, transport and sale of unconventional livestock.
RP Hook, Rumor, or other IC information:	History - Founded in 1354. Supplied the stone and lumber necessary in the rebuilding of Soubar's walls. Provided Soubar's Militia with high quality arms and armor. Imported the stone needed for construction of both the Ebon Blade fortress and Fort Prominence. Supplied Soubar and the Northern Outpost(now Fort Prominence) with food in times of war. Donated hundreds of fur blankets to the residents of these communities during a harsh winter. RP Hooks - Hunters are sometimes hired to bring in hides and furs. Rumor has it that the company purchases rare gems. Vaelen is also an avid book collector, with a particular interest in the fields of geography, engineering and the eldritch and inscrutable (read: dusty tomes)