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'''Mercantile''' is a social [[Skills|skill]].

{{Quote
| Your ability to work out favorable prices in a business transaction.
| In-game description
}}

{{Synergies
|* [[Intelligence]]
|* [[Persuasion]] 20%
}}

== Details ==
Mercantile is a social skill mainly used to lower prices when [[Merchants|trading]]. As of version [[1.0.2.2]], mercantile is also used to unlock [[special merchandise]] tiers on some merchants.

Dialogue options for mercantile are also fairly common. They let you negotiate cheaper deals when buying certain services, better rewards for your deeds or access to special shops.

== Related items ==

Belt
* {{Itemlink|Waist Pack}} (+10)
* {{Itemlink|Large Waist Pack}} (+15)

Boots
* {{Itemlink|Undersized Buckle Shoes}} (+15)
* {{Itemlink|Bespoke Buckle Shoes}} (+20)

== Related feats ==
* [[:Category:Mercantile feats]]

== Mercantile skill checks ==
All skill checks use effective skill values unless noted otherwise.

=== Base game ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
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! Character !! Related quest(s) !!data-sort-type="number"| Skill !! Result

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|rowspan="2"| [[Becket]] ||rowspan="2"| None || 45 || Gain access to first tier of special merchandise.
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| 85 || Gain access to second tier of special merchandise.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Blaine]] ||rowspan="2"| None || 25 || Gain access to first tier of special merchandise.
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| 45 || Gain access to second tier of special merchandise.
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| [[Captain Herve]] || [[Get rid of the Faceless]]<br>[[Save Buzzer]] || 40 || Get 400 charons for dealing with the Faceless.
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Chester]] ||rowspan="2"| [[Mushroom Cove scavenger]]|| 50 || Get 200 charons for the [[Gold Ring (Water Treatment Plant)|gold ring]]
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| 60 || Get 250 charons for the [[Gold Ring (Water Treatment Plant)|gold ring]]
|-
| [[Colton]] || None || 40 || Receive better currency conversion rate.
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Constantine]] ||rowspan="2"| None || 55 || Gain access to first tier of special merchandise.
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| 95 || Gain access to second tier of special merchandise.
|-
| [[Daniel Arda]] || [[Meet Ohad Xander]] || 60 || Buy [[Hercules]] for 400 charons.
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Duff]] ||rowspan="2"| [[Retrieve ICPD]] || 50 || Buy [[ICPD]] for 500 charons.
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| 75 || Buy [[ICPD]] for 200 charons.
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Efreitor Hanna]] ||rowspan="2"| None || 70 || Gain access to first tier of special merchandise.
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| 105 || Gain access to second tier of special merchandise.
|-
| [[Fixer]] || None || 75 || Buy [[Chemistry]] and [[Biology]] workbench for 1000 charons.
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Fraser]] ||rowspan="2"| None || 45 || Gain access to first tier of special merchandise.
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| 85 || Gain access to second tier of special merchandise.
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[Fredd]] ||rowspan="3"| None || 60 || Buy [[Tailoring]] workbench for 700 charons.
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| 60 || Get 500 charons for [[Old Mining Helmet|Isaac Hathor's helmet]].
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| 100 || Get 1000 charons for [[Old Mining Helmet|Isaac Hathor's helmet]].
|-
| [[Gangster]]<br>([[Drop Zone]]) || [[Recover tunneler]] || 35 || Pay the Gangsters 250 charons to abandon the crashed tunneler.
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Harlan]] ||rowspan="2"| None || 50 || Gain access to first tier of special merchandise.
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| 90 || Gain access to second tier of special merchandise.
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| [[Harold]] || [[Battery trouble]] || 65 || Get 500 [[SGS Credits|credits]] for the [[optoelectric nuclear battery blueprint]].
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Johnny Filth]] ||rowspan="2"| [[Deploy second T-ray emitter|Deploy T-ray emitter #2]] || 35 || Pay the Zone Boys 500 charons to let you go if you told them you were doing scientific research.
|-
|75 || Pay the Zone Boys 200 charons to let you go if you refused to tell them what you were doing.
|-
| [[Katherine]] || [[Find Blaine]]<br>[[Kill Blaine]] || 35 || Pay 75 charons to learn Blaine's location.
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|rowspan="3"| [[Kevin]] ||rowspan="3"| None || 10 || Gain access to store.
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| 40 || Gain access to first tier of special merchandise.
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| 80 || Gain access to second tier of special merchandise.
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|rowspan="2"| [[Lieutenant Stratford]] ||rowspan="2"| None || 50 || Gain access to first tier of special merchandise.
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| 90 || Gain access to second tier of special merchandise.
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| [[Milton]] || [[Milton's Key]] || 20 || Get 100 charons for [[Footlocker key (Caves)|the key]].
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| [[Mordre]] || [[Hungry Eels]] || 25 || Get two health hypos for the meat as reward for the quest [[Hungry Eels]].
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| [[Myles]] || [[Find EMP device]] || 30 || Pay Myles 150 charons to help you with the bots.
|-
| [[Nicolas]] || [[Assassinate Olivia]] || 50 || Get 800 charons for murdering [[Olivia]].
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|rowspan="2"| [[Ola]] ||rowspan="2"| None || 50 || Gain access to first tier of special merchandise.
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| 90 || Gain access to second tier of special merchandise.
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| [[Old Jonas]] || [[Find Old Jonas's watch]] || 15 || Get all three rewards in exchange for [[Old Watch|the watch]].
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| [[Olivia]] || [[Assassinate Nicolas]] || 55 || Get 850 charons for murdering [[Nicolas]].
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| [[Quinton]] || [[Tissue sample collection]] || 20 || Get two freebies in exchange for [[Putrefied Rathound Tissue|the tissue]].
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|rowspan="3"| [[Principal Investigator Rista|Rista]] ||rowspan="3"| None || 30 || Get 500 charons for [[Head of the Beast|the Beast's head]].
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| 65 || Get 800 charons for [[Head of the Beast|the Beast's head]].
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| 100 || Get 1500 charons for [[Head of the Beast|the Beast's head]].
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|rowspan="3"| [[Dockmaster Silas|Silas]] ||rowspan="3"| [[Find the drill parts]] || 0 || Pay 1500 charons for entrance to the wormhole.
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| 40 || Pay 1200 charons for entrance to the wormhole.
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| 80 || Pay 1000 charons for entrance to the wormhole
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| [[Sophie]] || [[Old man Nosek]] || 40 || Get 500 charons for a [[Captured Borer]].
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|rowspan="3"| [[Superintendent Rubin]] ||rowspan="3"| [[Rob Protectorate warehouse]] || 0 || Pay 200 charons to get the utility room unlocked.
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| 50 || Pay 100 charons to get the utility room unlocked.
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| 90 || Pay 50 charons to get the utility room unlocked.
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[Vlatko]] ||rowspan="3"| [[Old man Nosek]] || 0 || Get 200 charons for fixing the monitor.
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| 35 || Get 300 charons for fixing the monitor.
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| 60 || Get 400 charons for fixing the monitor.
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|rowspan="2"| [[West]] || [[Fix Gloria]] || 45 || Pay West 400 charons to help you fix Gloria.
|-
| None || 50 || Buy [[Electronics]] workbench for 800 charons.
|}

=== Expedition ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
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! Character !! Related quest(s) !!data-sort-type="number"| Skill !! Result

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|rowspan="2"| [[Tappy|Tappy]] ||rowspan="2"| None || 30 || Pay 500 charons for [[Junk Jet]]
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| 45 || Pay 400 charons for [[Junk Jet]]
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| [[Lance]] || None || 60 || Get a discount for learning [[Naval Jousting]].
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| [[Ladelman]] || None || 100 || Gain access to special merchandise if you didn't introduce yourself as Invictus.
|-
| [[Katya]] || None || 95 || Gain access to her special merchandise.
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|rowspan="6"| [[Ray|Ray]] ||rowspan="6"| None || 60 || Get 10000 charons for [[Reef Glider]].
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| 80 || Get 12000 charons for Reef Glider.
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| 100 || Get 15000 charons for Reef Glider.
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| 110 || Get the best discount when buying premium jets.
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| 120 || Get 17000 charons for Reef Glider.
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| 140 || Get 20000 charons for Reef Glider.
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|rowspan="2"| [[D' Flinger|D' Flinger]] ||rowspan="2"| None || 70 || Bet 400 charons in a throwing contest
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| 85 ||  Bet 500 charons in a throwing contest
|-
|rowspan="8"| [[Razor|Razor]] ||rowspan="8"| [[Find Salvation]] || 50 || Get 250 charons for [[Salvation-13]].
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| 60 || Get 300 charons for [[Salvation-13]].
|-
| 80 || Get 350 charons for [[Salvation-13]].
|-
| 90 || Get [[Serrated Tungsten Steel Knife]] for [[Salvation-13]].
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| 100 || Get 400 charons for [[Salvation-13]].
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| 115 || Get 450 charons for [[Salvation-13]].
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| 125 || Get 500 charons for [[Salvation-13]].
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| Impossible || Get 1000 charons for [[Salvation-13]].
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|rowspan="4"| [[Tanner|Tanner]] ||rowspan="4"| None || 50 || Get 9000 SGS Credits for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 70 || Get 12000 SGS Credits for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 90 || Get 15000 SGS Credits for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 110 || Get 18000 SGS Credits for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[Professor Oldfield|Professor Oldfield]] ||rowspan="4"| [[Investigate Abyssal Station Zero]] || 70 || Get 3000 charons  for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 90 || Get 4000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
| 110 || Get 5000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 130 || Get 6000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[Captain Grim|Captain Grim]] ||rowspan="4"| None || 70 or 50 || Get 2000 charons  for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
| 90 or 70 || Get 3000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
| 110 or 90 || Get 4000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 130 or 110 || Get 5000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[Eidein|Eidein]] ||rowspan="4"| None || 60 || Get 3000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 80 || Get 4000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
| 100 || Get 5000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
| 120 || Get 6000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[Colonel Cathcart|Colonel Cathcart]] ||rowspan="4"| None || 60 || Get 1800 dollars for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 80 || Get 2400 dollars for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
| 100 || Get 3000 dollars for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 120 || Get 3600 dollars for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[Trenton|Trenton]] ||rowspan="4"| None || 50 || Get 3000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
| 70 || Get 4000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
| 90 || Get 5000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
| 110 || Get 6000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[Aran|Aran]] ||rowspan="4"| None || 80 || Get 10000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 100 || Get 11000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
| 120 || Get 12000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 140 || Get 14000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
|rowspan="4"| [[Azif|Azif]] ||rowspan="4"| None || 70 || Get 4000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
|-
| 90 || Get 5000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 110 || Get 6000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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| 130 || Get 7000 charons for {{spoiler|[[Acorn]]}}.
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|rowspan="3"| [[Azif|Azif]] ||rowspan="3"| None || 30 || Get 1750 charons for {{spoiler|[[The Shard]]}}/{{spoiler|[[Ethereal Torch]]}}.
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| 60 || Get 2000 charons for {{spoiler|[[The Shard]]}}/{{spoiler|[[Ethereal Torch]]}}.
|-
| 100 || Get 2250 charons for {{spoiler|[[The Shard]]}}/{{spoiler|[[Ethereal Torch]]}}.
|}

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