Merchant

Level 1 - Novice
==== Practical Use: Appraisal Category: INF Limitation: U Description: You can determine the Fair Market Value (FMV) of common and uncommon items. You are also capable of determining the current state of the market based on things witnessed. ====

Special Use: Bolster Value
Category: A Limitation: TDL Description: You can convince a buyer that the quality of an item warrants paying 50 percent over Fair Market Value (FMV). This skill must be handled via roleplaying.

Level 2 - Apprentice
==== Practical Use: Identify Maker's Mark Category: INF Limitation: U Description: You can aid the item's creator, skill level, and typical techniques or abilities used when making an item. Further you have begun to get your name known in the market's, making it possible where you can take chances at investment opportunities for money. ====

Special Use: Slick Talking
Category: A Limitation: TDL Description: You can cause someone to sell a single item at base production cost to you once per day. This ability must be handled via roleplay.

Level 3 - Journeyman
==== Practical Use: Antique Dealer Category: INF Limitation: U Description: You can determine the Fair Market Value (FMV) for hard to find and rare items. Also given an downtime session (IBGA), you can typically find either a buyer or seller of such. ====

Special Use: Used Wagon Salesman
Category: A Limitation: TDL Description: You can sell damaged items for full appraised value whether or not they can be repaired.

Level 4 - Master
==== Practical Use: I.O.U. Category: A Limitation: U Description:You are known to be a reputable and good merchant who always pays their debts. As such regardless of the price of goods or services, someone is always willing to take you at your word that you will pay your debts. ====

Special Use: Windfall
Category: A Limitation: TDL Description: Even in places picked clean of items of value, somehow you can always find something of decent worth.

Level 5 - Grand Master
==== Practical Use:Franchise Category: A Limitation: U Description: You have connections in a number of town and cities. You can typically find out some information about the current markets in those places. Further you receive a stipend of one gold at the beginning of every event. ====

Special Use: Business Savvy
Category: A Limitation: OPD Description: Such is your knowledge you will be able to talk a buyer into purchasing a single item at five times it's Fair Market Value (FMV). As an added effect, you are also no longer capable of losing money in any investment you become a part of, which might lead to interests in game.