Merchant

The Merchant is a neutral role whose Win Condition is to have the most coins of any living Merchant at the end of the game. Each night you have options of items to purchase, which you can then pass to players to earn coins. In addition you can visit a player each night to discover how many items that player is holding.

Role Attributes

Their Win Condition is the same as:	None
Alignment checks will show this role as:	Neutral
Their Parity Contribution is towards:	Village
Is their Witchcraft status reported as a witchcraft user:	No
Is their Killer Status reported as killer:	No
Can they be seen Visting another player with any of their abilities:	Yes
Are they capable of Self-Visting:	No
Does this role have an ability that can be Role-Blocked:	Yes
Can the ability of this role be Redirected:	No
Is this role Night Immune:	No
Is this role available in the shop for all private hosts:	{{{hoststatus}}}
Is this role included in wlf games:	{{{wlfstatus}}}

The cards that could be drawn for this role by any role or item that deals with tarot cards are:

Tarot Cards

Their alignment card is:	Balanced Scales
Their killer card is:	Dove
Their witchcraft card is:	Labourer

Role Text

You are a merchant. You are here to exploit the chaos and make your fortune.

Objectives

Have the most coins of any living merchant at the end of the game.

If all the merchants are dead at the end of the game, the Merchant that died the richest wins.

Special Abilities

You begin with 5 coins.

You will be presented with purchase options each night

You can pass any items you hold to other players to sell them and the receive the amount of coins denoted the next night.

If the item is passed back to you, you will lose some coins 'refunding' the purchase

In addition, you may also visit one player each night to find out how many items they have.

You count for village parity but do not need the village to win to meet your win conditions

You appear as Neutral to the Seer

Ability Messages

At the beginning of each night, if you are holding any items, you will receive the following message for each item:

You may sell your <Item Name> for X coin(s) to a village-aligned player, or Y to a non-village player

You will also get the following message informing you of how many coins you currently have:

You have X coin(s)

When you select an item to create, you receive the following message:

You have chosen <Item Name>

When you select a player to investigate how many items they have, you will receive the following message:

Tonight you will check how many items <Avatar Name> has

In the morning, you will receive the following message informing you of the results of your check:

<Avatar Name> is carrying X item(s)

Useful Notes

• If an item breaks the same time you try to pass the item, you still receive the money for passing the item.