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[[File:ACB Art Merchant Shop.png|thumb|250px|An art merchant's shop in [[Renaissance]] Rome]]
[[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.
A '''merchant''' is a person who buys and sells items and commodities.
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==Types==
==Types==
*'''[[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>
*'''[[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>
*'''[[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" />
*'''[[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" />
*'''[[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" />
*'''[[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" />
*Food merchants: These merchants sell a varierty of food products ranging from fruit, vegetables, grains, meat and possibly dairy.
*'''[[Bank]]s:''' Banks kept a record of restoration efforts, and both collected and distributed funds that resulted from renovations.<ref name="Brotherhood" />
*'''[[Book shop]]s:''' Similarly to art merchants, book shops sold treasure maps, as well as a varied collection of books.<ref name="Revelations" />
*'''[[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>
*'''[[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" />
*'''Peddlers''' could be found riding [[Wagon|carts]] around tracks, selling consumables and paying for hunting spoils.<ref name="AC3" />
*'''[[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>
*'''[[Printer]]s:''' The men who produced pamphlets, books or [[wanted posters]] could be paid to produce false propaganda.<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" />


==Trading==
==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.
[[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" />


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:
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


*'''Vatican treasure map''' - Art merchant
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" />
*'''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 [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Captains|captain]] and [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] commanded a fleet from his home and hideout on [[Great Inagua]] that traded with many cities accessible by the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref name="AC4" />
 
[[Kanien'kehá:ka]] Assassin [[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==
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" />
 
* 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==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" 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 Art Merchant.png|Monteriggioni art merchant's shop
AC2 Monteriggioni Blacksmith.png|Monteriggioni blacksmith's shop
AC2 Monteriggioni Blacksmith.png|Monteriggioni blacksmith's shop
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AC3 General Store Front.png|Front of a general store
AC3 General Store Front.png|Front of a general store
AC3 General Store.png|Interior of a general store
AC3 General Store.png|Interior of a general store
ACOd-ship-merchantwood.jpg|A merchant ship carrying wood in the 5th century BCE Greece
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>
</gallery>
== 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 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"''' [[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.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
{{Incomplete list}}
{{Incomplete list}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
**''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]''
**''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]''
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]''
**''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
**''[[Dead Kings]]''
**''[[Dead Kings]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
**''[[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]''
**''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''
**''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''
**''[[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]''
*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
**''[[Legacy of the First Blade]]''
**''[[Legacy of the First Blade]]''
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]''
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]''
*''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
**''[[Wrath of the Druids]]''
**''[[Wrath of the Druids]]''
**''[[The Siege of Paris]]''
**''[[The Siege of Paris]]''
*''[[Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[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]]''


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{AC2}}
{{AC2}}
{{ACB}}
{{ACBH}}
[[Category:Occupations]]
[[Category:Occupations]]
[[Category:Merchants| ]]

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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]

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]