Traveling Merchant
| Traveling Merchant | |
|---|---|
| Role | Gold vendor / community donation collector |
| Location | Mainland |
| Services | Trades gathered material bundles for Gold and runs community restock campaigns. |
The Traveling Merchant is the main early source of Gold for players who gather resources. He stands near his cart on the Mainland and trades a fixed bundle of materials for 1 Gold.
The merchant is important because Gold is used across shops, pets, furniture, property, the casino, and other in-game systems.
Tip: Bank your resources before visiting the merchant so you can trade safely without carrying extra materials into the Wilderness.
Gold trade
The merchant accepts a fixed material bundle in exchange for Gold.
| Material | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2,500 | Gathered through Woodcutting in the Wilderness | |
| 1,500 | Gathered through Mining in the Wilderness | |
| 700 | Mined from coal-bearing rock nodes | |
| 30 | Made by cooking raw Fish | |
| 1 | Reward for turning in the full bundle |
Daily cap
How many merchant trades you can do per day depends on your $KINS holdings.
| $KINS held | Daily merchant trades |
|---|---|
| Less than 1,000 | 0 |
| 1,000 to 4,999 | 1 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 5 |
| 10,000 to 99,999 | 10 |
| 100,000+ | Unlimited |
You need at least 1,000 $KINS to trade with the merchant.
Restock campaign
The merchant has a finite Gold stock. When that stock runs out, he switches into a community donation mode. Players contribute resources toward the restock campaign, and once the goal is met the merchant returns to normal Gold trading.
Related pages
| Page | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Economy | Explains Gold, $KINS, marketplace rules, and currency use |
| Woodcutting | Main source of Wood |
| Mining | Main source of Stone and Coal |
| Cooking | Produces Cooked Fish Meat |
| Mainland | The merchant's location |
| NPCs of Kintara | |
| Shops & services | Traveling Merchant · Grimjaw · The Alchemist · Willow · Bartholomew · Bank Teller · Pit Boss |
| Guides & flavour | Quartermaster · Old Fisher · The Veil-Warden |