Uncle Roe

Ernest Roe (Uncle Roe to most, according to him) is a person found in Canterbury Commons. Upon entering Canterbury Commons for the first time you will witness a scuffle between The AntAgonizer and The Mechanist. He will reveal some brief history of his town and the constant menace fighting between the two. After further questioning he will offer the The Superhuman Gambit quest, in which the player will have to settle the disagreements between the AntAgonizer and the Mechanist.

Ernest Roe also offers dialogue options regarding organization of the Caravan Merchants. He presents the player with a map showing the paths and stop locations that the Caravan Merchants follow.

Unmarked quest: Merchant Empire
You also have the ability to invest into the caravans of Crazy Wolfgang, Crow, Doc Hoff and Lucky Harith. Two investments in each trader are possible, each of them will improve the trader's inventory and repair abilities.

Related quests

 * The Superhuman Gambit
 * Merchant Empire

Bug

 * Sometimes if you kill either The Antagonizer or The Mechanist and invest into some of the merchants he will just stand in the same place for the rest of the game.