Born within the Free State of Sutica, James has known trade from a young age. His parents were merchants in the city square for a long time, until recently. Because of their success, he enjoyed freedom from money woes throughout most of his childhood. At first, it made him the target of jealousy among others around his age, all the way up to his teens. It was mainly because his mother was an Orenian – hailing from one of the largest and most powerful nations of Humans on Arcas. It made him soft, to begin with. He had everything he could possibly need. That was until his mother and father cut off his allowances and forced him to go out into the world as a young adult, without their help.
It hit him hard, but that freefall allowed him to drop the pretense that he was only what he could afford. He got along with the ragtag undesirables in Sutica’s back alleys, coming to terms with the way of the land. It wasn’t long until he was making the same money that he would have otherwise, but above all of it, he learned how to be generous and to protect those that he was allied with. It was a help me, help you situation, and he excelled in it. Because of all that had happened to him, James developed a strange need to feel the adrenaline rush that comes when you lose everything. Maybe, in most situations, it still crosses his mind to put himself into danger just to feel that same rush again.
Now, he is still a commoner, traveling across Arcas selling all variants of woodwork, carvings, and craftsmanship to the denizens of the land, constantly striving to provide his legacy with the lessons, and means to learn those lessons, that he had as a child.
James has his attention brought to the well-dressed gentleman. Initially, he seems somewhat familiar. Maybe he had seen him before, or perhaps he welcomes every single person, every single time. This, of course, wasn’t James’ first time arriving at the Sutica dock.
“Got some rare logs to flog.” He chuckled. “And that’s not a euphemism!” James extends a hand for the gentleman. “James Peck. You can call me Jim.”

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