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
- 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
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 |
| Bristle Corn | Early | 1.2–3.0 | 75 |
| 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 |
| Thornvine Berry | Mid | 1.2–2.8 | 50 |
| Ambervine | Mid | 1.2–2.8 | 38 |
| Cloudbean | Mid | 1.2–2.8 | 30 |
| Duskroot | Mid | 1.2–2.8 | 26 |
| 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 |
| Emberling Pumpkin | Mid-late | 1.2–2.6 | 18 |
| Skyfruit | Mid-late | 1.2–2.6 | 16 |
| Primal Squash | Mid-late | 1.2–2.6 | 12 |
| Vale Heartfruit | Mid-late | 1.2–2.6 | 10 |
| Starfall Melon | Mid-late | 1.2–2.6 | 8 |
| 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 |
| Abyssal Amber | Endgame | 1.2–2.2 | 4 |
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.
Special orders
From Trader's Charter rank 2, the post also posts a rotating special order each market day — a one-off bulk delivery that pays above the normal price band (a fixed multiplier up to 3.0×, beyond what that good's ordinary band allows). There are 16 in the rotation, unlocking by Charter rank; the Broker's Book (Exotic Broker) and the Trader's Seal relic add extra concurrent order slots.
| Order | Charter rank | Quantity | Payout multiplier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw Meat | 2 | 50 | 2.6× |
| Sunroot | 2 | 45 | 2.6× |
| Hide | 2 | 40 | 2.6× |
| Marshmelon | 2 | 35 | 2.6× |
| Iron Ore | 2 | 35 | 2.8× |
| Redwood Log | 2 | 30 | 2.8× |
| Cloudbean | 3 | 25 | 2.8× |
| Amber Resin | 3 | 18 | 3.0× |
| Frostgourd | 3 | 18 | 3.0× |
| Echo Shard | 3 | 15 | 3.0× |
| Skyfruit | 3 | 12 | 3.0× |
| Primal Squash | 3 | 10 | 3.0× |
| Moonstone | 4 | 10 | 3.0× |
| Deep Sapphire | 4 | 8 | 3.0× |
| Ember Topaz | 4 | 10 | 2.8× |
| Sky Opal | 4 | 6 | 2.8× |