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| − | [[File:Art_Merchant.png|thumb|300px|Ezio purchasing items from a merchant.]] |
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| + | [[File:ACB_Art_Merchant_Shop.png|thumb|250px|An art merchant's shop in [[Renaissance]] Rome]] |
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| − | '''Merchants''' were [[Civilians|citizens]] who sold various items in the many cities throughout [[Italy|the]] world. |
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| + | A '''merchant''' is a person who buys and sells items and commodities. |
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| + | *'''[[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> |
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| + | *'''[[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> |
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| + | *'''[[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" /> |
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| + | *'''[[Banks]]:''' Banks kept a record of restoration efforts, and both collected and distributed funds that resulted from renovations.<ref name="Brotherhood" /> |
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| + | *'''[[Book shops]]:''' Similarly to art merchants, book shops sold treasure maps, as well as a varied collection of books.<ref name="Revelations" /> |
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| + | *'''[[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> |
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| + | *'''Peddlers''' could be found riding [[Wagon|carts]] around tracks, selling consumables and paying for hunting spoils.<ref name="AC3" /> |
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| + | *'''[[Harbormasters]]:''' Harbormasters sold upgrades for [[ships]].<ref name="AC3" /> They also bought goods such as sugar and [[Rum|rum]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> |
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| + | *'''[[Printers]]:''' The men who produced pamphlets, books or [[wanted posters]] could be paid to produce false propaganda.<ref name="AC3" /> |
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| + | [[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. |
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| + | 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: |
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| + | *'''[[Captain's Sword]]''' - Blacksmith |
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| + | 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" /> |
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| + | [[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" /> |
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| − | ==15th Century== |
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| − | 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. |
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| − | *'''[[Art Merchants|Art merchants]]:''' Art merchants sold [[paintings]], which increased [[Monteriggioni]]'s value, and treasure maps, which specify where[[ treasure chests| treasure chests]] could be found. |
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| − | *'''[[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. |
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| − | *'''[[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. This had no real function, however, save for the [[Assassin's Creed II Achievements|Perfect Harmony Achievement]]. |
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| − | ==16th Century== |
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| − | Merchants play an even more important role than in the 15th century. Once in [[Rome]], Ezio found out that [[Borgia|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 include: |
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| − | *'''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. |
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| − | *[[Bank|'''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, to let Ezio get his money. |
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| − | *'''Blacksmiths''': Blacksmiths sold armor, weaponry, and ammunition as well as repair broken armor, much like in the 15th century. However, the [[crossbow]] was now available, allowing for silent, distant kills. |
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| − | *'''Doctors''': Just like before, doctors could heal Ezio's wounds or sold him vials of medicine or poison. |
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| − | *'''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. |
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| − | New in Rome was the ability to sell items. In a similar manner to selling items in ''Project Legacy'', 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 quest]]" side missions. These missions involved trading a certain number of specified rare objects to merchants located on [[Tiber Island]]; in return, the merchant would offer an item for sale that was normally unavailable to the player. These items include: |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| − | *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 |
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| ⚫ | **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. |
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| − | *The merchant stands that can be traded with cannot be broken. |
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+ | *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. |
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| − | *In'' [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] ''Ezio meets a new kind of mechants: the book merchants the replace the art merchants from [[Italy]] and sell books and maps |
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+ | ==Gallery== |
| − | <gallery captionalign=" |
+ | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> |
| + | You_Should_See_The_Other_Guy_3.png|Ezio and Federico with [[Ceresa]] |
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| − | assassinscreed2-178.jpg|An art merchant. |
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| + | AC2_Monteriggioni_Art_Merchant.png|Monteriggioni art merchant's shop |
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| − | AC2 Doctor.jpg|Ezio and Frederico talking to a doctor. |
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| + | AC2_Monteriggioni_Blacksmith.png|Monteriggioni blacksmith's shop |
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| − | Assassins Creed 2 Merchant.jpg|Ezio trading with a Blacksmith |
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| + | AC2_Monteriggioni_Doctor.png|Monteriggioni doctor's shop |
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| + | AC2 Monteriggioni Tailor.png|Monteriggioni tailor's shop |
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| + | ACB_Blacksmith_Shop.png|A blacksmith's shop |
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| + | ACB_Doctor_Shop.png|A doctor's shop |
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| + | ACB_Tailor_Shop.png|A tailor's shop |
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| + | Ezio-bookshop.png|A book shop |
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| + | TJM 1.png|Ezio conversing with a rug merchant |
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| + | AC3_General_Store_Front.png|Front of a general store |
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| + | AC3_General_Store.png|Interior of a general store |
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</gallery> |
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| + | ==References== |
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Revision as of 15:17, 10 September 2018
An art merchant's shop in Renaissance Rome
A merchant is a person who buys and sells items and commodities.
Types
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- Banks: Banks kept a record of restoration efforts, and both collected and distributed funds that resulted from renovations.[2]
- Book shops: Similarly to art merchants, book shops sold treasure maps, as well as a varied collection of books.[3]
- General stores: In the American colonies, general stores provided various kinds of items, including ranged and melee weapons, ammunition, maps, dyes, and hunting supplies.[4]
- Peddlers could be found riding carts around tracks, selling consumables and paying for hunting spoils.[4]
- Harbormasters: Harbormasters sold upgrades for ships.[4] They also bought goods such as sugar and rum.[5]
- Printers: The men who produced pamphlets, books or wanted posters could be paid to produce false propaganda.[4]
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 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 home and hideout on Great Inagua that traded with many cities accessible by the Atlantic Ocean.[5]
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.[4]
Trivia
- 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 selling products that were causing illnesses.
- 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.
Gallery
Ezio and Federico with Ceresa
Monteriggioni art merchant's shop
Monteriggioni blacksmith's shop
Monteriggioni doctor's shop
Monteriggioni tailor's shop
A blacksmith's shop
A doctor's shop
A tailor's shop
A book shop
Ezio conversing with a rug merchant
Front of a general store
Interior of a general store
References
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