Greystoke Family/Edmund
As a trader, the idea is to buy low and sell high. I understand that the best way to do this is to buy in one realm and sell in another. I believe this is because a realms banker can readjust food as needed between regions within a realm, thus reducing the need for a trader.
It seems at first as if the world supports two commodities - food and wood. In practice, however, it appears as if wood is so plentiful and consumed so little as to make it nearly useless as a trading commodity. That leaves food.
What is most important for a trader is information concerning food sources and food destinations. The tools for finding this information are: 1. Actions -> Chatting with local merchants 2. Actions -> Trading in the Market place 3. Orders -> Send out Scouts 4.
Chatting with local Merchants
Chatting with local merchants will produce results such as those provided in the two examples below --
E.G.1 Chatting forever with the local merchants in Talex, here is what you learn about some interesting deals:
Region Food Wood
avail Sell Buy notes avail Sell Buy
Talex 0 - 12 1170 - 3
Erahol 0 100
Isular 0 25 5 500 10 5
Lenamaziel 0 460
Anrimap 0 22 3 150 25 -
Upasael 0 25 5 0 10 5
Remton 0 - 25 1150 40 10
Tunozo 0 15 5 100 10 -
Attlel 0 25 5 460 10 5
The harvest will be in 2 days.
E.G.2 Chatting forever with the local merchants in Ornaz, here is what you learn about some interesting deals:
Region Food Wood
avail Sell Buy notes avail Sell Buy
Erahol 0 110
Ahael 0 22 3 240 25 -
Hupar 0 - 12 470 - 3
Anrimap 0 22 3 150 25 -
Pesol 40 - 12 420 - 3
Lenamaziel 0 450
Tunozo 0 15 5 110 10 -
Larodais 0 25 5 0 10 5
Ossaet 0 25 5 960 10 5
The harvest will be in 3 days.
As can be seen from both examples, a chat session will provide you with rumors of the selling and buying price in a random selection of regions. It will also provide the availability of the resource.
