Trading Post
The Trading Post is where a travelling NPC trader buys goods from you at fluctuating prices. It is unlocked by purchasing rank 1 of the Trader's Charter in the Shop. Each further Charter rank increases the post's daily stock and demand by 25%.
How it works
[edit | edit source]- The trader posts fresh quotes each market day (every 6 hours of game time).
- Each tradeable good is quoted at a price above its normal bank sell value, so selling to the trader is more profitable than vendoring — but prices vary day to day within a set band.
- Every good has a limited demand (how many units the trader will buy that day) and a stock figure; higher-value, later-tier goods have smaller quantities and tighter price swings, so premium goods can rise only modestly, while early goods can spike much higher.
- Prices are bounded: the trader's buy price always stays above bank sell (no buy-from-shop-then-sell loop is profitable), and never rises high enough to exploit against the Shop.
- Moving goods across the counter can also progress the Trade Writ Contracts.
Tradeable goods
[edit | edit source]Goods range from early-game crops and materials to endgame gems. Earlier goods have wider price bands and deeper demand; later goods have narrow bands and shallow demand.
| Good | Tier | Price band (× base) | Daily demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gourd | Early | 1.2–3.0 | 100 |
| Raw Meat | Early | 1.2–3.0 | 100 |
| Sunroot | Early | 1.2–3.0 | 80 |
| Hide | Early | 1.2–3.0 | 80 |
| Marshmelon | Early | 1.2–3.0 | 60 |
| Flamegrain | Mid | 1.2–2.8 | 45 |
| Iron Ore | Mid | 1.2–2.8 | 45 |
| Redwood Log | Mid | 1.2–2.8 | 36 |
| Cloudbean | Mid | 1.2–2.8 | 30 |
| Amber Resin | Mid-late | 1.2–2.6 | 24 |
| Frostgourd | Mid-late | 1.2–2.6 | 24 |
| Echo Shard | Mid-late | 1.2–2.6 | 20 |
| Skyfruit | Mid-late | 1.2–2.6 | 16 |
| Primal Squash | Mid-late | 1.2–2.6 | 12 |
| Moonstone | Late | 1.2–2.4 | 12 |
| Deep Sapphire | Late | 1.2–2.4 | 10 |
| Ember Topaz | Late | 1.2–2.4 | 8 |
| Sky Opal | Endgame | 1.2–2.2 | 6 |
The price band shows how far above base value the trader may pay; the exact multiplier is re-rolled each market day. Demand is the maximum units bought that day at the base stock level and rises with Trader's Charter ranks.