Merchant

The Merchant is an NPC vendor that will spawn once the following conditions have been met:


 * There is an empty House.
 * All players in the game world have more than between them in their inventories.

Note that only coins in the main inventory or coin slots are counted; savings stored in a portable storage item like the Piggy Bank do not count toward the requirement. If the Merchant is killed, he will only respawn if the above conditions are met again. This means all players need to have over in their combined inventories.

On the, the Merchant will lob Throwing Knives at nearby enemies to defend himself.

Names
The Merchant may have any of the following names:


 * Additional names have been added to the Xbox One version. Those names include Steve, Logan and Jason.

Quotes
Morning: Afternoon: Evening: Beginning of night: Midnight: End of night: Blood Moon:
 * "Sword beats paper! Get one today."
 * "Lovely morning, wouldn't you say? Was there something you needed?"
 * "You want apples? You want carrots? You want pineapples? We got torches."
 * "The sun is high, but my prices are not."
 * "Boy, that sun is hot! I do have some perfectly ventilated armor."
 * "Check out my dirt blocks, they are extra dirty."
 * "Ah, they will tell tales of [Name of Player] some day... good ones I'm sure."
 * "Night will be upon us soon, friend. Make your choices while you can."
 * "You have no idea how much Dirt Blocks sell for overseas."
 * "Kosh, kapleck Mog. Oh sorry, that's klingon for 'Buy something or die.'"
 * "[Name of Player] is it? I've heard good things, friend!"
 * "I wonder if the moon is made of cheese... huh, what? Oh yes, buy something!"
 * "The last guy who was here left some junk... er I mean... treasures!"
 * "Did you say gold? I'll take that off of ya."
 * "I hear there's a secret treasure... oh never mind."
 * "Angel Statue you say? I'm sorry, I'm not a junk dealer."
 * "Have you seen Chith...Shith.. Chat... The big eye?"
 * "Keep your eye on the prize, buy a lense!" [sic]
 * "Not even a Blood Moon can stop capitalism. Let's do some business."
 * "Hey, this house is secure, right? Right? [Name of Player]?"
 * When Nurse and Mechanic are present:
 * "Oh, great. I can hear [Name of Mechanic] and [Name of Nurse] arguing from here."

When Eye of Cthulhu has NOT been defeated: During a Party:
 * "I hope a scrawny kid like you isn't all that's standing between us and Cthulhu's Eye."
 * "I feel like an evil presence is watching me." (When the natural requirements for Eye of Cthulhu to spawn are acquired.)
 * "Look at that shoddy armor you're wearing. Better buy some more healing potions."
 * "You know what would be the best way to party? Buying things for others, especially from me."

Trivia

 * The Merchant's inability to pronounce "Cthulhu" during a Blood Moon is reference to the fact that H.P. Lovecraft, Cthulhu's creator, intended for the name to be impossible to pronounce. However, the Merchant is able to pronounce the name correctly in another of his quotes ("I hope... us and Cthulhu's Eye.")
 * At the beginning of the night, the Merchant may say "Kosh, kapleck Mog. Oh sorry, that's Klingon for 'Buy something or die.'", although Buy something or die is actually translated as  in the . Kosh, kapleck Mog means absolutely nothing in Klingon.
 * The Merchant is depicted in a painting called The Merchant.
 * On rare occasions, the Merchant and the Clothier can share the names "Alfred" or "Edmund."
 * The Merchant's line "I hope a scrawny kid like you isn't all that's standing between us and Cthulhu's Eye" is also used by another NPC, the unspawnable.
 * The Merchant seems to be greedy, with various quotes, including "Did you say gold? I'll take that right of ya." And the circumstances needed to move inwhich includes needing gold coins.

History
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