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[[File:Art_Merchant.png|thumb|300px|Ezio purchasing items from an Italian art merchant.]]
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'''Merchants''' were [[Civilians|citizens]] who sold various items in the many cities throughout the world.
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[[File:ACB Art Merchant Shop.png|thumb|250px|An art merchant's shop in [[Renaissance]] Rome]]
A '''merchant''' is a person who buys and sells items and commodities.


==High Middle Ages==
==Types==
The merchants in [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr's]] [[Third Crusade|time period]] served to be a handy escape option, as he could dive through their stands to avoid running through a crowd of citizens.
*'''[[Art merchant]]s:''' Art merchants sold [[Treasure chest|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 [[flag]]s and [[feather]]s.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
*'''[[Bank]]s:''' Banks kept a record of restoration efforts, and both collected and distributed funds that resulted from renovations.<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*'''[[Blacksmith]]s:''' 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>
*'''[[Book shop]]s:''' Similarly to art merchants, book shops sold treasure maps, as well as a varied collection of books.<ref name="Revelations" />
*'''Cartographers:''' Cartographers sold maps which revealed the locations of wealth, gear and artifacts across the region.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref><ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref>
*'''[[Doctors]]:''' Doctors could treat injuries for a small fee. They also sold medicine and [[Poison Blade|poison vials]].<ref name="AC2" />
*'''[[Fast travel station|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" />
*Food merchants: These merchants sell a varierty of food products ranging from fruit, vegetables, grains, meat and possibly dairy.
*'''[[General store]]s:''' 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>
*'''[[Harbormaster]]s:''' Harbormasters sold upgrades for [[ships]].<ref name="AC3" /> They also bought goods such as sugar and [[rum]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
*'''Peddlers''' could be found riding [[Wagon|carts]] around tracks, selling consumables and paying for hunting spoils.<ref name="AC3" />
*'''[[Printer]]s:''' The men who produced pamphlets, books or [[wanted posters]] could be paid to produce false propaganda.<ref name="AC3" />
*'''[[Tailor]]s:''' 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 [[parachute]]s.<ref name="Brotherhood" />


==15th Century==
==Trading==
Merchants became a vital part of [[Ezio]]'s progression. Aside from some of their stalls providing escape routes, he could now [[Economic System|purchase]] various items from them.
[[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.<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*'''[[Art Merchants|Art merchants]]:''' Art merchants sold [[paintings]], which increased [[Monteriggioni]]'s value, and treasure maps, which specified where [[treasure chests]] could be found.
*'''[[Blacksmiths]]:''' Ezio could buy certain pieces of [[armor]] and [[Weapons|weaponry]] from blacksmiths. They also sold various forms of ammunition (such as [[smoke bombs]]), and repaired broken armor.
*'''[[Doctors]]:''' Doctors could heal Ezio's wounds for a small fee. They also sold medicine vials and poison vials (for the [[poison blade]]).
*'''[[Fast Travel Booth|Fast travel booths]]:''' Fast travel booths allowed easy travel to different locations throughout [[Italy]] for a sum, and acted similarly to fast forwarding a memory in the [[Animus]] 1.28.
*'''[[Tailors]]:''' Tailors sold pouch upgrades to increase the ammunition carrying capacity. They also allowed Ezio to [[Customization|customize]] most of his armor by dyeing it with different colors.


==16th Century==
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:
Merchants played an even more important role than in the 15th century. Once in [[Rome]], Ezio found out that the [[Borgia]] had ruthlessly commandeered the city; under the system of [[Borgia towers]] placed around the city, merchant shops had been forced to close and Rome had fallen into disrepair. Similar to the renovation of Monteriggioni, Ezio had the ability to revitalize the city of Rome over the course of time. After killing a region's Borgia Captain and burning his tower, Ezio could begin to rebuild that region's buildings, including ancient ruins, [[Tunnels|underground tunnels]], and merchant shops. These merchants included:
*'''Vatican treasure map''' – Art merchant
*'''Art merchants''': Art merchants still sold paintings and treasure maps, but the selection of treasure maps had expanded to include Borgia [[flags]] and also [[feathers|feather]] locations.
*'''Seusenhofer armor pieces''' – Blacksmith
*'''[[Banks]]''': Banks performed the same role that [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia]] did in during the renovation of Monteriggioni: keeping a record of restoration efforts, and keeping a bank account open for Ezio's income and of course, allowing Ezio to get his money.
*'''[[Captain's Sword]]''' – Blacksmith
*'''Blacksmiths''': Blacksmiths sold armor, weaponry, and ammunition as well as repairing broken armor, much like in the 15th century. However, the [[crossbow]] was now available, allowing for silent, distant kills.
*'''Fast-acting poison''' – Doctor
*'''Doctors''': Just like before, doctors could heal Ezio's wounds or sold him vials of medicine or poison.
*'''Large pouch for crossbow bolts''' – Tailor
*'''Tailors''': Also like before, tailors sold pouch upgrades to increase the amount of ammunition available at one time, and could dye his clothes in different colors. When Ezio started using [[parachutes]], they also gave him the material to make these.


New in Rome was the ability to sell items. Virtually any item that could be stolen or looted, could be sold for a portion of its value. Of even greater importance were the new "[[Shop Quests|shop quests]]" . These involved trading a certain number of specific rare objects to merchants located on [[Tiber Island]]; in return, the merchant would offer an item for sale that was normally unavailable to Ezio. These items included:
During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], the [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Captains|captain]] and [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] commanded a fleet from his hideout on [[Great Inagua]] that traded with many cities accessible by the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name="AC4" />
*'''Vatican treasure map''' - Art merchant
*'''Seusenhofner armor pieces '''- Blacksmith
*'''Captain's Sword''' - Blacksmith
*'''Fast-acting poison''' - Doctor
*'''Large pouch for crossbow bolts''' - Tailor


During Ezio's time in the [[Ottoman Empire]], shops were identical to those in Italy - though they could also provide ingredients for [[bombs]] - with one main exception:
The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], Edward's grandson, was able to sell various hunting spoils at any general store in the colonial cities and the [[Frontier]] for a profit.<ref name="AC3" />
*'''[[Book Shops|Book shops]]:''' Book shops were present instead of art merchants, selling books and treasure maps.


Stalls during the 16th century sold vegetables, spices, meat, plates and - in Rome - [[Venice|Venetian]] masks.
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
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
A Spoonful of Syrup 01.jpg|A merchant selling [[Starrick's Soothing Syrup]] in [[Victorian era|Victorian]] [[London]]
ACO Weaver.png|A weaver's shop in Ptolemaic Egypt
ACO Blacksmith.jpg|A blacksmith shop in Ptolemaic Egypt
ACOd-ship-merchantwood.jpg|A merchant ship carrying wood in 5th-century BCE Greece
ACV Lunden - Merchant Shop.png|A merchant store in 9th-century Lunden
ACMirage - Trader.png|A trader in 9th-century Baghdad
ACMir Cartographer.jpg|A cartographer in Baghdad
</gallery>


==Trivia==
== Trivia ==
*In the PC version of ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', there is also a secondary mission called [[Investigation|Merchant Stand Destruction]], in which you must destroy a set number of merchant stands within a time limit. The explanation for this is that the targeted merchants are selling products that are causing illnesses. In the Xbox 360 version, there is an [[Achievement]] for diving through twenty of them.
*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.
*Merchant stands can only be broken by throwing someone into them, destroying them (and the resident merchant) instantly. [[Vigilantes]] and [[scholars]] cannot be killed and do not die from being thrown into a merchant stand.
**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 knowingly selling below par products that were causing illnesses or they were acting as spies on the populace on orders from the Templars.
*The merchant stands that can be traded with cannot be broken.
* 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.
*When Ezio climbs a merchant building, in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', the counter acts as a wall.
*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.
*Should Ezio walk under the merchant's banner which indicated what merchant it is (blacksmith, tailor, etc.) the banner will move, even though Ezio is too short for his head to touch it.


== Gallery==
==Appearances==
<gallery captionalign="left">
{{Incomplete list}}
assassinscreed2-178.jpg|An art merchant.
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}}
AC2 Doctor.jpg|Ezio and Frederico talking to a doctor.
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''
Assassins Creed 2 Merchant.jpg|Ezio trading with a Blacksmith
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''
475_large.jpg|Venetian Merchants
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
</gallery>
**''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
**''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''
**''[[Copernicus Conspiracy]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
**''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
**''[[Freedom Cry]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
**''[[Dead Kings]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
**''[[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]''
**''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
**''[[Legacy of the First Blade]]''
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
**''[[Wrath of the Druids]]''
**''[[The Siege of Paris]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''


{{ACII}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{AC2}}
{{ACBH}}
{{ACBH}}
{{ACR}}
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Gameplay]]
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Gameplay]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Gameplay]]

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"The world of merchants is like a card game where no one's in a hurry to show their hand."
―Edward Kenway, 1725.[src]-[m]
An art merchant's shop in Renaissance Rome

A merchant is a person who buys and sells items and commodities.

Types[edit | edit source]

  • Art merchants: Art merchants sold treasure maps and paintings that, when hung in the Villa Auditore art gallery, increased Monteriggioni's value.[1] In Rome, they also sold maps for flags and feathers.[2]
  • Banks: Banks kept a record of restoration efforts, and both collected and distributed funds that resulted from renovations.[2]
  • Blacksmiths: Blacksmiths crafted and sold pieces of armor or weaponry. They also repaired broken armor, and sold various forms of ammunition; such as bullets,[1] crossbow bolts,[2] and bomb ingredients.[3]
  • Book shops: Similarly to art merchants, book shops sold treasure maps, as well as a varied collection of books.[3]
  • Cartographers: Cartographers sold maps which revealed the locations of wealth, gear and artifacts across the region.[4][5]
  • Doctors: Doctors could treat injuries for a small fee. They also sold medicine and poison vials.[1]
  • 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.[1]
  • Food merchants: These merchants sell a varierty of food products ranging from fruit, vegetables, grains, meat and possibly dairy.
  • General stores: In the American colonies, general stores provided various kinds of items, including ranged and melee weapons, ammunition, maps, dyes, and hunting supplies.[6]
  • Harbormasters: Harbormasters sold upgrades for ships.[6] They also bought goods such as sugar and rum.[7]
  • Peddlers could be found riding carts around tracks, selling consumables and paying for hunting spoils.[6]
  • Printers: The men who produced pamphlets, books or wanted posters could be paid to produce false propaganda.[6]
  • 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 clothes dyeing.[1] After Leonardo da Vinci created their designs, tailors also began selling parachutes.[2]

Trading[edit | edit source]

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.[2]

Shops on Tiber Island also offered a selection of special items, which could be claimed in exchange for a number of rare items.[2] 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

During the Golden Age of Piracy, the pirate captain and Assassin Edward Kenway commanded a fleet from his hideout on Great Inagua that traded with many cities accessible by the Atlantic Ocean.[7]

The Kanien'kehá:ka Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton, Edward's grandson, was able to sell various hunting spoils at any general store in the colonial cities and the Frontier for a profit.[6]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Monteriggioni art merchant's shop
    Monteriggioni art merchant's shop
  • Monteriggioni blacksmith's shop
    Monteriggioni blacksmith's shop
  • Monteriggioni doctor's shop
    Monteriggioni doctor's shop
  • Monteriggioni tailor's shop
    Monteriggioni tailor's shop
  • A blacksmith's shop
    A blacksmith's shop
  • A doctor's shop
    A doctor's shop
  • A tailor's shop
    A tailor's shop
  • A book shop
    A book shop
  • Ezio conversing with a rug merchant
    Ezio conversing with a rug merchant
  • Front of a general store
    Front of a general store
  • Interior of a general store
    Interior of a general store
  • A merchant selling Starrick's Soothing Syrup in Victorian London
    A merchant selling Starrick's Soothing Syrup in Victorian London
  • A weaver's shop in Ptolemaic Egypt
    A weaver's shop in Ptolemaic Egypt
  • A blacksmith shop in Ptolemaic Egypt
    A blacksmith shop in Ptolemaic Egypt
  • A merchant ship carrying wood in 5th-century BCE Greece
    A merchant ship carrying wood in 5th-century BCE Greece
  • A merchant store in 9th-century Lunden
    A merchant store in 9th-century Lunden
  • A trader in 9th-century Baghdad
    A trader in 9th-century Baghdad
  • A cartographer in Baghdad
    A cartographer in Baghdad

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Merchant stalls in Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's time period served to be a handy escape option, as he could 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 "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 knowingly selling below par products that were causing illnesses or they were acting as spies on the populace on orders from the Templars.
  • In the Xbox 360 version of Assassin's Creed, the "Gifted Escapist" 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.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

This list is incomplete. You can help the Assassin's Creed Wiki by expanding it.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Assassin's Creed II
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Assassin's Creed III
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

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