Archetype:Merchant

"Don't get the wrong idea. It's not as if every underground merchant can pass through that easily. It's because we have Shi Ka that we were able to. Ever since she inherited the family business, the Shi Merchant Family's profits have increased twofold."

― A Mon on his boss, Shi Ka (Kingdom)

"I never cover up the things I'm proud of. If the world was gonna split in half tomorrow, I’d buy the Dark Portal, slap a toll booth on it, and charge refugees the last of their pocket change, the rings off their fingers, a bite of their sandwiches, and a contractual obligation to build me a rocket palace in the skies of Nagrand. It’s the goblin way! Supply and demand! Deal with it!"

― Trade Prince Jastor Gallywix, World of Warcraft, "Trade Secrets of a Trade Prince"

The archetype of a character who is a merchant.

Also Called[]

Tycoon
Trader

Properties[]

The user is a merchant, a person who that goes to the far corners of his world, bravely seeking profit. The chief characteristic of a merchant is that he is both a merchant and an adventurer they buy and sells like any other trader. The difference is that they go too far distant markets to find what they are looking for and like true economists, they are capable of studying people, their choices, and resources.

Applications[]

Character Judgement Mastery - Can judge others true nature and desires.
Change Detection
Convinced Inevitability - Can convince others into an agreement, thus persuading others to do what the user wants.
Cooperation Mastery - Can work with others, with the people that have different viewpoints and goals.
Business Mastery
Desire Intuition - Can intuitively know other people's deepest desires and use this information.
Economics Mastery
Enhanced Charisma - Can gain the trust and loyalty of two or more parties and win them over.
Enhanced Preparedness
Haggling Mastery
Pattern Detection
Intimidation Mastery
Opportunity Sense - Capable of seeing the opportunities in various ventures.
Psychological Mastery - to possess a deeper and intuitive understanding of the psychological behavior of everyone they do business with.
Political Mastery
Response Mastery - Can pick the right response for any possible outcome/
Sociability Mastery - Can utilize social skills in any situation, making others easily get along with the user.
Storytelling Mastery - can create and control the narrative in any situation in order to win other parties over.
Supreme Monopoly
Trading Mastery - can convince others to make any trade.
Tranquil State - To stay calm and collected in any sort of situation.
Quality Sense