Brainstorm - Creature Mechanic - Creature production - Ideas needed!

[Seriously Unserious]

Bob the merchant

I'd like to see him with a more Nordic of Celtic sounding name. Just to make him seem more exotic then just some local guy.

EDIT: I just remembered an earlier suggestion that could also solve the issues of finite resources: Remember the Carravans Suggestion?

Many of them would come from off map, bringing resources in that could either be traded for or raided for. (Trading if you don't want to upset the locals just yet and bring the wrath of the local leaders and heros down on your head, raiding when you're string enough or the caravan's small enough you don't have to care any more, and you're evil and would rather just take things whenever you can).