Merchant

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[[File:ACB_Art_Merchant_Shop.png|thumb|250px|An art merchant's shop in Rome]]
'''Merchants''' were [[Civilians|citizens]] who [[Economic system|sold]] various items and services in the many cities throughout the world.

==Types==
*'''[[Art merchants]]:''' Art merchants sold [[Treasure chests|treasure maps]] and [[painting gallery|paintings]] that, when hung in the [[Villa Auditore]] [[Painting gallery|art gallery]], increased [[Monteriggioni]]'s value.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> In [[Rome]], they also sold maps for [[flags]] and [[feathers]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
*'''[[Blacksmiths]]:''' Blacksmiths crafted and sold pieces of [[armor]] or weaponry. They also repaired broken armor, and sold various forms of ammunition; such as [[Hidden Gun|bullets]],<ref name="AC2"/> [[crossbow]] bolts,<ref name="Brotherhood"/> and [[Bombs|bomb ingredients]].<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
*'''[[Doctors]]:''' Doctors could treat injuries for a small fee. They also sold medicine and [[Poison Blade|poison vials]].<ref name="AC2"/>
*'''[[Fast travel booths]]:''' Fast travel booths allowed for easy travel to different locations throughout [[Italy]] for a sum, and acted similarly to fast forwarding a memory in the [[Animus]].<ref name="AC2"/>
*'''[[Tailors]]:''' Tailors sold pouch upgrades to increase the amount of ammunition that could be carried at one time. They also offered several different options for [[Customization|clothes dyeing]].<ref name="AC2"/> After [[Leonardo da Vinci]] created their designs, tailors also began selling [[parachutes]].<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
*'''[[Banks]]:''' Banks kept a record of restoration efforts, and both collected and distributed funds that resulted from renovations.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
*'''[[Book shops]]:''' Similarly to art merchants, book shops sold treasure maps, as well as a varied collection of books.<ref name="Revelations"/>
*'''[[General stores]]:''' In the [[United States|American colonies]], general stores provided various kinds of items, including ranged and melee weapons, ammunition, maps, dyes, and [[hunting]] supplies.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
*'''Peddlers''' could be found riding [[Wagon|carts]] around tracks, selling consumables and paying for hunting spoils.<ref name="AC3"/>
*'''[[Harbormasters]]:''' Harbormasters sold upgrades for [[ships]].<ref name="AC3"/> They also bought goods such as sugar and rum.
*'''[[Printers]]:''' The men who produced pamphlets, books or [[wanted posters]] could be paid to produce false propaganda.<ref name="AC3"/>

==Trading==
[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] was also able to sell various items that he collected to the merchants of Rome. Virtually any item that could be stolen or looted could be sold for a portion of its value.

Shops on [[Tiber Island]] also offered a selection of [[shop quests|special items]], which could be claimed in exchange for a number of rare items.<ref name="Brotherhood"/> Among these were:
*'''Vatican treasure map''' - Art merchant
*'''Seusenhofer armor pieces''' - Blacksmith
*'''[[Captain's Sword]]''' - Blacksmith
*'''Fast-acting poison''' - Doctor
*'''Large pouch for crossbow bolts''' - Tailor

[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] was able to sell various hunting spoils at any general store in the colonial cities and the [[Frontier]] for a profit.<ref name="AC3"/>

==Trivia==
*Merchant stalls in [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s [[Third Crusade|time period]] served to be a handy escape option, as he could [[Freerunning|dive]] through them to avoid running through a crowd of citizens.
**In the PC version of ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', there was also a secondary mission called "[[Investigation|Merchant Stand Destruction]]", in which Altaïr needed to destroy a set number of merchant stands within a time limit. The explanation for this was that the targeted merchants were selling products that were causing illnesses.
*In the Xbox 360 version of ''Assassin's Creed'', the '''"Gifted Escapist"''' [[Assassin's Creed achievements|achievement]] was unlocked for diving through twenty merchant stands.
*Should Ezio walk under a merchant stall banner that indicated its type, the banner would move, even though he was too short for his head to touch it.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
You_Should_See_The_Other_Guy_3.png|Ezio and Federico with [[Ceresa]]
AC2_Monteriggioni_Art_Merchant.png|Monteriggioni art merchant's shop
AC2_Monteriggioni_Blacksmith.png|Monteriggioni blacksmith's shop
AC2_Monteriggioni_Doctor.png|Monteriggioni doctor's shop
AC2 Monteriggioni Tailor.png|Monteriggioni tailor's shop
ACB_Blacksmith_Shop.png|A blacksmith's shop
ACB_Doctor_Shop.png|A doctor's shop
ACB_Tailor_Shop.png|A tailor's shop
Ezio-bookshop.png|A book shop
TJM 1.png|Ezio conversing with a rug merchant
AC3_General_Store_Front.png|Front of a general store
AC3_General_Store.png|Interior of a general store
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Occupations]]

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