Ok, here's my new sheet.
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[b]Name[/b]: Bogdan Matisky
[b]Age[/b]: 23
[b]Appearance[/b]: [hider=Bogdan][img=http://www.chinaculture.org/img/2003-09/24/cmin40_01.jpg][/hider]
[b]Occupation[/b]: Merchant
[b]History and background[/b]: 
It was said that the Matisky's were not originally residents of Adishi. But rather, migrants from a land in the west. But for all the past that Bodgan, his parents and his grandparents could recount, they lived in this small village for the entirety of their lives. His father was a hunter and adventurer in the mountains, where his natural-born navigation skills carried him through harsh wind and ice. His mother, on the other hand, made craft-works from the hides and antlers brought back by his father. They also had a daughter in the household, however, she passed away early in her youth.

Unsurprisingly, father Matisky became the partner of Stanislav, the old merchant. Travelling the mountains was harsh, and not knowing proper routes could almost certainly spell doom for the travelers. In addition, Bodgan's father had a keen talent for reading expressions, an essential skill when bartering. Therefore, his father accompanied Stanislav on his trading trips. [u]They ventured down the mountains twice each year, exchanging the villagers' surpluses for the larger town's items. They would haul back many unique goods they could get their hands on, and in most cases, these goods would be given to the villagers, in return for products of their daily work[/u].

It was during one of these trips did an unfortunate tragedy befall upon the young Bogdan. His father and Stanislav were caught in an unusually strong storm when retuning. Though Stanislav survived his return, Bodgan's father was not as fortunate. When grim news finally reached Bodgan's home, grief overtook the mother and son. Bodgan remembered crying for nights, begging whatever gods or demons for his father's return. On the fourth night, he would be greeted with complete silence, for his mother also faltered from life.

The boy would be taken into Stanislav's household on the next day. And for many years after, he became a step-brother to the younger twins. Under Stanislav's care, he began to master the arts of trade. On his sixteenth birthday, he would undertake his first journey [u]to the foot of mountain, where a larger town sat with a larger marketplace[/u]. Through that trip and many more after, the young man proved himself when dealing with goods and people, leading to his eventual inheritance of the shop. 

During the last few years of managing the shop, Bodgan had both successes and failures. He inherited most of Stanislav's traveling supplies and his old husky hound, Svarli. [u]As trading with the town below was a seasonal activity, Bodgan continued his father's hunts in other seasons, but normally falling short of the elder Matisky's kills[/u]. However, his biggest joy would come from the books he encountered during his travels. In particular, a collection of fantasy tales captivated his imaginations. It would not be uncommon to find the now adult Bodgan, somewhat solitary and reclusive, losing himself between ink and paper during the cold winter nights.