Merchant

Merchant (商人) is a job class that originally hailed from Xostya.

Background
Merchant refers to any person involved in wholesale trade. Especially one dealing in goods or services. Their talents are universally found in any nation. In Xostya, merchants also acted as a means of communication, spreading news and information between nations.

Known Merchants

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Abilities
Merchants possess appraisal abilities, being able to discern the value of items. Art is one such example. In Xostya, those with merchant-type skills could use an item called the Exchange Box to receive better prices for the items they insert.

Trivia

 * Merchants were usually looked down by nobles so that they could establish who was of higher rank.
 * Besides nobles, merchants were normally the only ones to handle platinum coins.