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Trader Shops

The Trader Guildleader Ansprahv looks you over and says, "As you have no doubt learned by now, trading is all about buying and selling. To aid you in that, the guild has established shops exclusively for our members. In them you can find a wide variety of merchandise, some suited to the needs of a trader while others may be in demand amongst the general public. The shop here in the Crossing guild is reserved for the more advanced member of the guild, as well as the one we have in Muspar'i. There is a shop in the Rathan guild but that is reserved for the more advanced member of the guild. Be sure to continue training your skills as the more skilled you are, the better price you can get on most items in these shops."

Crossing - 5th circle
Muspar'i - 20th circle
Ratha - 50th circle

Posted by Rajara | 12.21.08

Other Shops

As with the trader shops, there are other shops around Elanthia that have restricted access. A few store owners have made their shops available to traders of certain reknown. Below is a list of known shops that will allow traders in and at which circle:
Emmiline's Cottage - 75th circle

Posted by Rajara | 03.28.09

Pack Animals & Caravans

Beasts of burden around the realms.

Zoluren
Pack animals
a dun yak/mule
a dappled yak/mule
a grey yak/mule
a piebald yak/mule
Caravans
a weathered caravan
a sturdy caravan
a steel-wheeled caravan
a rickety caravan
a two mule caravan

Therengia
Pack animals
a roan yak/mule
a speckled yak/mule
a red-eyed yak/mule
a sleek yak/mule
Caravans
a bright red caravan
a deep blue caravan
a covered caravan
a four-wheeled caravan
a sleek black caravan

Ilithi
Pack animals
a tan yak/mule
a wild yak/mule
a sleek white yak/mule
a grumpy yak/mule
Caravans
an ironclad caravan
a gilt-edged caravan
an oxen drawn caravan
a polished wood caravan
a sithannik caravan

Forfedhdar
Pack animals
a hardy yak/mule
a shaggy yak/mule
a mountain yak/mule
a surly yak/mule
Caravans
a well-made caravan
a rough-hewn caravan
a long caravan
an iron-banded caravan
a fretwork caravan

Qi Reshalia
Pack animals
a black kregkeirel
a grey kregkeirel
a yellow kregkeirel
a russet kregkeirel
a brown kregkeirel

All Fools Day
2010 Caravans
an AFK caravan - Tirsten
an all-seeing eye-drawn caravan - Milabeth
a zombie-drawn caravan - Trend
a cabana boy-drawn gold caravan – Mellicent
a sleek black caravan with spinning animite wheels - Bovi
a pony-drawn gold-wheeled crimson caravan - Gnara
a dark-tinted caravan blaring Kaldaran folk tunes - Haarry
an overflowing kronar-filled caravan - Rajara
a two-story caravan drawn by bare-chested burly men – Sortny
a decorated gingerbread caravan led by pink camels – Arohuko
a brownie caravan topped with gold-wrapped mint chocolate coins – Naniaki
a goblin-drawn caravan – Sethalus
a eighteen-wheeled penguin-drawn caravan - Deaglan
a flamingo pink caravan pulled by six loincloth-clad cabana boys – Kalyssia
a sturdy caravan laden with sacks of gold-wrapped mint chocolate coins - Naniaki
a Tog-pushed caravan – Vajk
a squirrel-drawn caravan made up of a huge acorn – Quala
a flower-covered caravan drawn by garden Gnomes - Iseabail
2010 Contracts
boxes of illegal wiretaps
barrels of fun
crates of wit and wisdom
sacks of toenail clippings
bags of popsicles
pallets of cat litter
bundles of dirty laundry
barrels of monkeys
bottles of snake oil
slabs of melting butter
barrels of laughs
crates of shackled prisoners
barrels of gelapod pudding
bottles of angry bumblebees
bundles of stolen pelts
bags of tricks
bags of lost marbles
bundles of joy
ingots of fool's gold
bottles of moonshine
bundles of dirty laundry
crates of wabid wabbits
2009 Caravans
a polka-dotted caravan - Sortny
a fudge coated caravan - Tirsten
a tri-wheeled floating caravan - Rajara
a lavender lace-covered caravan - Azhag
a purple hamster-drawn caravan - Bovi
a festooned caravan
a cow-drawn caravan
a green caravan
a green-sickly caravan
a hog-drawn striped caravan
a sky-blue furry caravan
a purple caravan
a sickly-grey caravan
a pretty pink silk-covered caravan
a man-drawn caravan
a pup-drawn green caravan

Posted by Rajara | 06.03.10

Ledger

The Trader Guildleader Ansprahv says, "You can't do business without a ledger, that's for certain. You should always keep your ledger with you. In it is recorded your contract and commodity transactions and their profits, if any. There is also a wealth of information in the notes at the end covering most aspects of a trader's life. You can pick one up from the minister downstairs."

This is the most important piece of property you will carry with you thru your days. It holds all the information near and dear to your heart... such as profits. You can find this on a desk in the Hall of Records. Studying the ledger teaches scholarship and when you are calculating totals it will teach appraisal.

Ledger syntaxes
OPEN LEDGER
READ LEDGER
STUDY LEDGER
TURN LEDGER TO CHAPTER number
TURN LEDGER TO PAGE number
CLOSE LEDGER

Chapters 1 thru 4 contain information on Zoluren, Therengian, Ilithi, and Forfedhdar outposts. On these pages you will discover if you have a caravan rented out, if you are caught up on fees, if you have contracts pending, and how many contracts you have completed.

Chapter 5 allows you to keep track of your commodities. It lists which items you have bought, what items you have currently loaded, how much more you can buy, and how much you have delivered.

Chapter 6 notes all the details of trader life and what you will deal with. It includes general information, commodities, supply, mercantile, caravans, warehouses, stables, markets, auction halls, shipping, and horse trading.

Posted by Rajara | 10.26.08

Trader Items

An Abacus can be used to calculate exchange rates for various amounts of currency.
FIGURE ABACUS amount cointype
PULL
PUSH
SHAKE
RUB

Feedbags are not necessary but nice when feeding your caravan (or pack animal). Hold it in your right hand and GIVE CARAVAN (or pack animal). It portions out exactly what they need to eat so you do not have to forage for grass to give them more than once. Be useful and feed other caravans and pack animals whenever you pass them too!

Loupes are handy magnifiers to study gems with. You can detect flaws and figure out if the gem has been clarified by a Moon Mage.
STUDY gem WITH LOUPE

Market certificates and coupons are available at at Chispin's Handbill shop in Therenborough. Certificates are 250 lirums each and coupons 500 lirums each. WRITE # to choose what it is worth and have all traders who will accept SIGN it.

The Trader Guildleader Ansprahv says, "Have you had opportunity to visit any of the various trader markets we have opened up in recent times? If not you are probably unaware of a tool that was developed mainly for the market traders, but could be useful to other inventive traders. You can now purchase, for a modest fee, blank certificates that you can then fill out and sign, signifying your willingness to redeed the certificate for the value written on it. Imagine, being able to write your own currency like that. Of course, you'll need to work on your reputation if you want the common folk to accept your notes at face value. Alternatively you could try and get a well known and respected trader to sign the certificates as well making them more acceptable. There are also coupons that are only usable in the trader markets that allow the trader to give discounts on their items. Very useful things to reward customers with, and lure them back to buy more."

Market ticket is used for table rentals. You get this from the monger and place it on the table to claim it. Read it to see which Market its for, how much time is left, if it has already been used, and if more time can be added.

Notecards are sold in Muspar'i Trader Shop and can help advertise your goods on tables. There are four types of cards you can TURN to show different messages.
a carefully folded notecard
"Ask me about lockpicks!"
"Ask me about tanned leathers!"
"Furrier sales performed by request!"
a crisp ivory notecard
"Ask me about gwethdesuans!"
"Ask me about other trader services that I offer!"
"Ask me about constellation jewelry!"
a bleached papyrus notecard
"Gem selling performed by request!"
"Ask me about fletched bows!"
"Ask me about tanned shields!"
a boldly stenciled notecard
"Inquire about my specials!"
"Ask me about forged weapons!"
"Ask me about forged armor!"

Tags come in tag sacks that you can buy from the monger at Trader Markets. The sack comes with 25 tags and costs 625 kronars (500 lirums, 451 dokoras). Writing implements are a quill or a piece of charcoal. The tag needs to be in right hand and quill in left hand to write.
WRITE price
PUT TAG ON MY item
PULL TAG ON MY item

Trader jewelry shows much more during appraisal than regular jewelry. You are able to appraise the different gems and metal of the piece. It will also sometimes show the maker. When appraised by other guilds they only see it is a specially made item.

Trader Handbills are advertisements specifically designed for traders. They are found at Chispin's shop in Therenborough. Each stack includes 25 copies. (Note: you must have earned the title before you may receive a title option with that name! Any trader may order Caravan Specialist.)
Style of paper - Price
Crimped - 2500 lirums
Bleached - 2550 lirums
Watermarked - 3000 lirums
Title options
Caravan Specialist
Commodity Investor
Professional Furrier
Expert Lapidary
Merchandise Broker
Expeditious Auctioneer

Posted by Rajara | 03.09.09

Trader Homes & Facilities

Caravansary
Located across from the path to Dirge on the Northern Trade Route.
Facilities:
Caravan stable
Horse stable
Brokerage office
Commodities warehouse
Furrier (financiable)
North Roads Inn
Charpigs Campfire menu
Estate Holder shops
Trader-only housing on Rustic Circle

Banquet Hall - Anzu ia Bima
Located in the RiverHaven Trader's guild upstairs. Available only to members of the Traders Guild. Talk with the reservation clerk in the reservation office upstairs to find out about the BANQUET hall for OPTIONS such as DANCE floor, INVITATIONS and GAMBLING or to just ORDER the PARTY. Be sure to keep your receipt or you will be charged a fee of 1000 lirums for a duplicate.
Options:
Banquet - room with food, cost 50000 lirums.
Dancing - dance floor, cost 10000 lirums.
Invitations - 50 invitations to hand out to guests (otherwise room is open to anyone), cost 10000 lirums.
Gambling - gaming room, cost 30000 lirums.

The Raven's Court
Located south of the Trader's guild in the Crossing. Discounted membership for traders to use their fine facilities, which will allow you into an exclusive luxury-filled back area with a private bar. The Court plans to eventually expand in the future to offer housing services and other fine amenities.
Facilities:
VIP area (KNOCK ON KNOCKER to enter / SHOW person TO KNOCKER to bring a guest in)
Trader-only housing on second floor, just through the arch off the gallery
Exclusive lounge just for traders
VIP housing in members-only area
Art gallery

Posted by Rajara | 03.28.09

Theft

Oddly, your pouch seems suddenly heavier for a moment. Knowing the lands as you do, you doubt it was a donation.

Traders don't give away coin, so keep it! Use a lil common sense and only carry what you need. As a trader you have the innate ability to realize when you have lost that precious commoditiy. Your keen trader's money sense also lets you instinctively know how much is taken. It is recommended that you highlight this line so it is noticed right away (see below messaging). Unfortunately you don't see who it is and will need to prevent future acts. Do so by hiding, running away or try to interact with the thief (roleplay it out!).

Theft messaging:
Trader only, felt and successful - Oddly, your pouch seems suddenly heavier for a moment. Knowing the lands as you do, you doubt it was a donation.
Caught but unsuccessful - You stop XXX in his act of trying to pick your pocket. It's a good thing you caught him in time!
Caught and successful - You feel a faint tugging at your belt, and look down to find XXX pulling his hand out of your purse with some coins.

If the thief was stalking you at that time you will stop them from following you due to the attempted theft. During a successful theft when you see who it was, you have two recourses other than confronting them:
ACCUSE name - When in a guard house just type ACCUSE and then the mean ol' person who stole from you! To accuse someone of theft you must go to the guard office in the city in which you caught a thief stealing from you. They do not need to be online for you to ACCUSE them.
ACCUSE name to CLERK - Trader only! Use this when you catch a Thief in your pockets outside the city walls and the Guild may send thugs out to beat them up!

Useful tips:
How to Avoid Theft by Apu Deguitteries
Chapter VI. Money, Keeping it and Losing it by Brynnhilde Oremsdottir
Street Smarts

Posted by Rajara | 03.29.09

Registers and Plaque

Leave your mark as the best in the guild.

Crossing
• Plaque for Traders that have reached the highest circles in the Realm for their profession.
• Register for the Traders that have practiced their trading skill into the highest levels.

RiverHaven
• Register for the Traders that have studied everything around them, including local flora.

Shard
• Register for the Traders that have worked hard to be a formidable adversary in battle.

Aesry
• Register for the Traders that have been hardy and focused on outdoor activities.

Ratha
• Register for the Traders that have a belief that you need to learn that which you need to prevent.

Hibarnhvidar
• Register for the Traders that have a heightened sense of everything around them.

Muspar'i
• Register for the Traders that have excelled in learning as well as teaching.

Posted by Rajara | 03.08.09