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The Merchant (商人, Shounin) is an infrequently occurring vocation in the early games in the Dragon Quest series. Merchants have the ability to pick up additional gold after a battle, as well as appraise items free of charge. In battle, merchants are only average in attack and defense, slightly better than a Priest. In Dragon Quest III, this is the only vocation required to advance the plot.

Characteristics[edit]

Merchants are average to poor in all attributes, with an occasionally high wisdom stat to reflect their shrewd business sense. A Merchant will not win the day for any party and only contribute minor damage in battle, but their real contribution is how quickly the group can amass money with one around.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]

In addition to being able to find extra gold after battles, a Merchant is also needed to progress through the story. An old man in a field on the North America-esque continent requires one to help him build a town, and will take a Merchant regardless of their level. The Merchant you leave will drop his/her items off at the vault (bag in the Super Famicom and Game Boy Color Version).

While the town develops well, the Merchant will eventually be jailed due to pushing the townspeople too hard and succumbing to greed. Prior to being arrested, they obtain a Yellow Orb which he/she will inform The Hero is in his/her house. The Merchant will not be able to rejoin the party in the NES version. In all remakes and subsequent ports, the Merchant will be freed from prison after Ramia is hatched. Said Merchant will be playable again if approached, and will wait for the player in Aliahan.

Stats[edit]

NES version

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	1	99
HP	11	286
MP	0	0
Strength	4	126
Agility	3	147
Resilience	4	160
Wisdom	6	138
Luck	4	134

Equipment[edit]

Dragon Quest III (All)
Weapon	Modifier(s)
Cypress Stick	Attack +2
Oaken Club	Attack +7
Copper Sword	Attack +12
Divine Dagger	Attack +14
Chain Sickle	Attack +16
Boomerang	Attack +19
Iron Lance	Attack +26
Chain Whip	Attack +27
Iron Axe	Attack +38
Flametang Boomerang	Attack +42
Abracadabracus	Attack +45
Siren Sword♥	Attack +50
Falcon Blade	Attack +55
Zombiesbane	Attack +67
Astraea's Abacus	Attack +110

Dragon Quest III (All)
Helmet	Modifier(s)
Leather Hat	Defense +2
Hardwood Headwear	Defense +6
King's Crown	Defense +6
Turban	Defense +8
Mad Cap	Defense +8
Fur Hood♥	Defense +10
Bunny Ears♥	Defense +15
Iron Helmet	Defense +16
Silver Tiara♥	Defense +20
Top Hat	Defense +20
Mythril Helm	Defense +38
Mask of Implacability	Defense +255

Dragon Quest III (All)
Armor	Modifier(s)
Scandalous Swimsuit♥	Defense+1
Plain Clothes	Defense+4
Wayfarer's Clothes	Defense+8
Boxer Shorts	Defense+10
Leather Armour	Defense+12
Tortoise Shell	Defense+15
Leather Dress♥	Defense+15
Shell Armour	Defense+16
Chain Mail	Defense+20
Silk Robe♥	Defense+20
Iron Apron	Defense+22
Cloak of Evasion	Defense+23
Leather Kilt	Defense+24
Iron Armour	Defense+25
Magical Skirt♥	Defense+25
Glombolero	Defense+30
Cat Suit	Defense+35
Epic Apron	Defense+45
Magic Bikini♥	Defense+65
Blessed Bikini♥	Defense+88
Shimmering Dress♥	Defense+90

Dragon Quest III (All)
Shields	Modifier(s)
Pot Lid	Defense+2
Leather Shield	Defense+4
Bronze Shield	Defense+7
Scale Shield	Defense+12
Iron Shield	Defense+20
Magic Shield	Defense+25
Tempest Shield	Defense+35

Dragon Quest III (All)
Accessories	Modifier(s)
Strength Ring	Strength+7
Tough Guy Tattoo	Strength+8
Mighty Armlet	Strength+15
Doh-Hican	Defence+3
Garter♥	Defence+3
Gold Rosary	Defence+4
Leg Warmers♥	Defence+5
Ten Ton Toupee	Defence+15
Cower Ring	Agility+7
Skull Ring	Agility+10
Agility Ring	Agility+`5
Mercury's Bandana	Agility+30
Meteorite Bracer	Agilityx2
Restless Heart	Resilience+10
Gold Chain	Resilience+10
Weightlifter's Belt	Resilience+15
Recovery Ring	Resilience+25
Care Ring	Wisdom+15
Scholar's Specs	Wisdom+15
Goddess Ring♥	Wisdom+33
Bunny Tail♥	Luck+8
Golden Tiara♥	Luck+13
Hen's Tooth	Luck+20
Sacred Amulet	Luck+30
Elevating Shoes	Luck+50
Dummy
Slime Earrings
Ruby Wristband

♥ denotes female only equipment.

Starting equipment[edit]

Club (NES Version only)
Clothes

Skills[edit]

Dragon Quest III (GBC)
Spell	Level Learned
Dig	12
Service Call	17

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit]

Merchants enjoy a substantially improved equipment pool and more robust stats in this iteration of the game, allowing them to contribute more in battle.

Stats[edit]

Calculated using the everyman personality.

Female			Male
Stats	Level 1	Level 99	Level 1	Level 99
Strength	8	318	8	318
Resilience	10	244	10	244
Agility	3	181	3	181
Stamina	10	321	12	323
Wisdom	13	187	11	185
Luck	6	250	6	250
Critical hit mod
Mod		Level
2		One through ninety-nine

Abilities[edit]

Level Learned	Original Japanese	English	MP	Description
5	石つぶて Ishitsubute	Stone's Throw	3	Deals 14~20 Strike damage to all foes
9~10	ちからため Chikaratame	Muster Strength	3	Next attack is powered up by 200~250% Stacks with Oomph or the war drum Does not stack with Egg On
12~13	あなほり Anahori	Dig	0	Excavates 1~2 gold coins 1/128th chance to excavate 50% of the party's gold 1/8th chance to excavate items carried by local monsters
17~18	おおごえ Oogoe	Service Call	15	Summon the last shop the party visited
24~26	ぶんまわし Bunmawashi	Helichopter	8	Deals 90~95% Strike damage to one group
36~38	ぐんたいよび Guntaiyobi	Call to Arms	1	Pay 50G per user's level to summon an army

Equipment[edit]

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Weapon	Modifier(s)
Cypress stick	Attack +2
Oaken club	Attack +5
Copper sword	Attack +10
Boomerang	Attack +11
Divine dagger	Attack +12
Chain sickle	Attack +16
Edged boomerang	Attack +24
Iron lance	Attack +24
Chain whip	Attack +27
Slapstick	Attack +31
Iron axe	Attack +37
Sizeable Scissors	Attack +48
Falcon blade	Attack +55
Battle fork	Attack +56
Flametang boomerang	Attack +65
Zombiesbane	Attack +68
Sandstorm spear	Attack +76
Siren sword♥	Attack +79
Abracadabracus	Attack +82
Empress's whip♥	Attack +94
Dragon claws	Attack +95
Demon spear	Attack +96
Astraea's abacus	Attack +122
Hunter's moon	Attack +131
Poker	Attack +139
Rubiss's sword	Attack +206

Dragon Quest III (All)
Helmet	Modifier(s)
Leather hat	Defense +3
Turban	Defense +6
Hardwood headwear	Defense +11
King's crown	Defense +13
Fur hood♥	Defense +15
Mad cap	Defense +18
Scholar's cap	Defense +20 Wisdom +20
Top hat	Defense +25
Silver tiara♥	Defense +30
Bunny ears	Defense +32
Phantom mask	Defense +34
Thief's turban	Defense +36
Raging bull helm	Defense +40
Mythril helm	Defense +53
Thinking cap	Defense +60 Wisdom +40
Mask of Implacability	Defense +255

Dragon Quest III (All)
Armor	Modifier(s)
Scandalous swimsuit♥	Defense+1
Plain clothes	Defense+5
Wayfarer's clothes	Defense+9
Boxer shorts	Defense+10
Leather armour	Defense+12
Tortoise shell	Defense+15
Leather dress♥	Defense+16
Shell armour	Defense+17
Chain mail	Defense+21
Silk robe♥	Defense+22
Iron apron	Defense+25
Leather kilt	Defense+25
Cloak of evasion	Defense+28
Magical skirt♥	Defense+29
Iron armour	Defense+32
Fur vest	Defense+43
Glombolero	Defense+50
Magic armour	Defense+50
Agility gilet	Defense+52 Agility+30
Cat suit	Defense+55
Epic apron	Defense+72
Magic bikini♥	Defense+79
Dragon dojo duds	Defense+87
Blessed bikini♥	Defense+101
Bandit mail	Defense+104
Shimmering dress♥	Defense+105
Yggdrasil dress coat	Defense+112
Corsair's coat	Defense+117 Agility+40

Dragon Quest III (All)
Shields	Modifier(s)
Pot lid	Defense+3
Leather shield	Defense+4
Scale shield	Defense+11
Bronze shield	Defense+15
Iron shield	Defense+20
Light shield	Defense+32
Ice shield	Defense+38
Magic shield	Defense+40
Tempest shield	Defense+52
Flame shield	Defense+56
Goddess shield	Defense+84

Dragon Quest III (All)
Accessories	Modifier(s)
Strength ring	Attack+9
Tough guy tattoo	Attack+11
Weightlifter's belt	Attack+13
Mighty armlet	Attack+16
Recovery ring	Defence +2
Garter♥	Defence+3
Restless heart	Defence+3
Care rivière	Defence+4
Gold rosary	Defence+4
Necklace of immunity	Defence+4
Dragon scale	Defence+5
Silver rosary	Defence+5
Slime earrings	Defence+5
Leg warmers♥	Defence+6
Ruby wristband	Defence +8
Doh-hican	Defence+11
Spirit bracer	Defence+17
Ten ton toupee	Defence+18
Cower ring	Agility+12
Skull ring	Agility+16
Agility ring	Agility+`22
Mercury's bandana	Agility+36
Meteorite bracer	Agilityx2
Restless heart	Resilience+10
Aerofoil earrings	Wisdom+8
Anti-freeze earrings	Wisdom+8
Asbestos earrings	Wisdom+8
Care ring	Wisdom+15
Scholar's specs	Wisdom+15
Goddess ring	Wisdom+33
Full moon ring	Luck+7
Ring of clarity	Luck+7
Rousing ring	Luck+7
Bunny tail♥	Luck+8
Gold chain	Luck+10
Golden tiara♥	Luck+13
Hen's tooth	Luck+20
Sacred amulet	Luck+30
Elevating shoes	Luck+50
Dummy

♥ denotes female-only equipment.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit]

The Merchant is one of the prerequisites for the Ranger vocation (along with Monster Master and Thief). Though the vocation reduces most of a character's stats, a Merchant will gain additional gold at the end of battle as their rank increases.

Rank	Bonus Gold
1	1/15
2	1/14
3	1/13
4	1/12
5	1/11
6	1/10
7	1/9
8	1/4

Stat Changes[edit]

Statistics	Change
Battles to Master	130
Strength	-5%
Agility	-40%
Resilience	-20%
Wisdom	+20%
Style	-20%
Max MP	-50%
Trait	Extra gold per battle

Abilities[edit]

Level	Title	Learns	Battles Needed	Target	Info	MP
1	Huckster	Peep	1	One item	Reveals the nature of the treasure in a chest. Also enables item appraisal.	1
2	Peddler	Muster Strength	7	Self	Save up energy to bolster the next attack.	0
3	Salesclerk	Dig	15	Self	Dig in the dirt to unearth hidden treasure.	0
4	Pitchman	Weird Dance	24	One Enemy	Lowers the enemy's MP.	0
5	Trader	War Cry	40	All enemies	A booming yell to make the enemy recoil in fear.	0
6	Broker	Body Slam	65	One enemy	Sacrifice the self to slam the enemy senseless.	0
7	Magnate	Service Call	95	Self	Summons on-the-spot aid with a sonorous shout.	15
8	Tycoon	Call to Arms	130	Special	Enlist the aid of an army of mercenaries...for a price.	Level x50g

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart[edit]

This section is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

Dragon Quest Treasures[edit]

The hawkers were immortalized as statues with base values of 120,000, and thankfully that immigrant town incident was left out of their descriptions.

Notable Merchants[edit]

Selectable class in Dragon Quest III
Torneko Taloon

In other languages[edit]

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español castellano	Mercader / Mercadera	Merchant, masculine / feminine
Español latinoamericano	Mercader / Mercadera	Merchant, masculine / feminine
Français	Marchand / Marchande	Merchant, masculine / feminine
Deutsch	Händler / Händlerin	Merchant, masculine / feminine
Italiano	Mercante	Merchant
한국어	상인, Sangin	Merchant
简体中文	商人, Shāngrén	Merchant
繁體中文	商人, Shāngrén	Merchant

Gallery[edit]

Merchant concept art, circa 1987.
Female Merchant, III Famicom artwork.
Male Merchant, III Famicom artwork.
Male and female Merchants, {{III]}} Famicom artwork.
DQIII male Merchant.
DQIII female Merchant running from Orochi.
Super Famicom artwork.
Super Famicom artwork.
GBC artwork by Yumiko Murakami.
Female Merchant, HD-2D artwork by Yoshiya Fujisaki.
Male Merchant, HD-2D artwork by Yoshiya Fujisaki.
Female Merchant, HD-2D sprite.
Male Merchant, HD-2D sprite.
Merchants as depicted on the main artwork for the 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival.
Nevan as a Merchant in the official guidebook of VI...
...and in the V-Jump guidebook.
Caravan Heart.
Watching the Martial Artist and Alena tussle
The statue of the tradeswoman in Treasures...
...and the salesman.
Sela, the Wandering Merchant in Dragon Quest Smash/Grow. (Cell phone)
Profile Card pic of Sela. (Cell phone)
Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou series.
Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou series.
4koma Daisenshyou volume 4 cover
4koma Daisenshyou volume 6 back

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 *♥ denotes female only equipment.
 ====Starting equipment====
 *[[Oaken club|Club]] ([[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] Version only)
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 *Selectable class in ''[[Dragon Quest III]]''
 *[[Torneko Taloon]]
+==In other languages==
+{{OtherLanguages
+|es=Mercader / Mercadera|es-meaning=''Merchant'', masculine / feminine
+|les=Mercader / Mercadera|les-meaning=''Merchant'', masculine / feminine
+|fr=Marchand / Marchande|fr-meaning=''Merchant'', masculine / feminine
+|de=Händler / Händlerin|de-meaning=''Merchant'', masculine / feminine
+|it=Mercante|it-meaning=''Merchant''
+|ko=상인, ''Sangin''|ko-meaning=''Merchant''
+|zh-cn=商人, ''Shāngrén''|zh-cn-meaning=''Merchant''
+|zh-tw=商人, ''Shāngrén''|zh-tw-meaning=''Merchant''
+}}
 ==Gallery==
 <center><gallery>
-File:Merchant_concept_art_DQ_III.jpg|Merchant concept art, circa 1987
+File:Merchant_concept_art_DQ_III.jpg|Merchant concept art, circa 1987.
-File:DQIII Merchant Female Famicom.png|Female Merchant, ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' Famicom artwork
+File:DQIII Merchant Female Famicom.png|Female Merchant, {{III}} Famicom artwork.
-File:DQIII Merchant Male Famicom.png|Male Merchant, ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' Famicom artwork
+File:DQIII Merchant Male Famicom.png|Male Merchant, {{III}} {{Famicom}} artwork.
-File:DQIIIMerchantClass.png|Male and female Merchants, ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' Famicom artwork
+File:DQIIIMerchantClass.png|Male and female Merchants, {{III]}} {{Famicom}} artwork.
-File:DQIII Turban.png|''DQIII'' male Merchant
+File:DQIII Turban.png|''DQIII'' male Merchant.
-Image:DQIII_Orochi_and_Merchant.png|''DQIII'' female Merchant running from [[Orochi]]
+Image:DQIII_Orochi_and_Merchant.png|''DQIII'' female Merchant running from [[Orochi]].
-Merchant3female.png‎|Super Famicom artwork
+Merchant3female.png‎|{{Super Famicom}} artwork.
-Merchant3male.png‎|Super Famicom artwork
+Merchant3male.png‎|{{Super Famicom}} artwork.
-Image:Dq3gbart11.jpg|Female Merchant, GBC official artwork.
+Yumiko_Murakami_Merchants_III_GBC.png|{{GBC}} artwork by [[Yumiko Murakami]].
-Image:Dq3gbart12.jpg|Male Merchant, GBC official artwork.
+Yumiko_Murakami_Merchant_female_III_GBC.png|
-Merchant female III HD2D.png|Female Merchant, HD-2D
+Yumiko_Murakami_Merchant_male_III_GBC.png|
-Merchant male III HD2D.png| Male Merchant, HD-2D
+Merchant female III HD2D.png|Female Merchant, HD-2D artwork by [[Yoshiya Fujisaki]].
-Merchant female IIIHD2-D.png|Female Merchant, HD-2D sprite
+Merchant male III HD2D.png| Male Merchant, HD-2D artwork by [[Yoshiya Fujisaki]].
-Merchant male IIIHD2-D.png|Male Merchant, HD-2D sprite
+Merchant female IIIHD2-D.png|Female Merchant, HD-2D sprite.
-Merchant female style 1 III HD2D.png
+Merchant male IIIHD2-D.png|Male Merchant, HD-2D sprite.
-Merchant female style 2 III HD2D.png
+Merchant female style 1 III HD2D.png|
-Merchant female style 3 III HD2D.png
+Merchant female style 2 III HD2D.png|
-Merchant female style 4 III HD2D.png
+Merchant female style 3 III HD2D.png|
-Merchant male style 1 III HD2D.png
+Merchant female style 4 III HD2D.png|
-Merchant male style 2 III HD2D.png
+Merchant male style 1 III HD2D.png|
-Merchant male style 3 III HD2D.png
+Merchant male style 2 III HD2D.png|
-Merchant male style 4 III HD2D.png
+Merchant male style 3 III HD2D.png|
-DQ Carnival 2025 banner.jpg|Merchants as depicted on the main artwork for the [https://archive.is/zypQJ| 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival]
+Merchant male style 4 III HD2D.png|
-File:Merchant_DQVI_official_guide_book_profile.jpg|[[Nevan]] as a Merchant in the official guidebook of ''VI''...
+DQ Carnival 2025 banner.jpg|Merchants as depicted on the main artwork for the [https://archive.is/zypQJ| 2025 Dragon Quest Carnival].
-File:Merchant v-jump VI.jpg|...and in the V-Jump guidebook.
+File:Merchant_DQVI_official_guide_book_profile.jpg|[[Nevan]] as a Merchant in the official guidebook of {{VI}}...
-Image:DQMCH_Merchant.png|''DQM: Caravan Heart''
+Merchant v-jump VI.jpg|...and in the V-Jump guidebook.
-File:DQ Heroines.png|Watching the Martial Artist and Alena tussle
+DQMCH_Merchant.png|{{Caravan Heart}}.
-File:DQIII Male Merchant Figure.jpg|''Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou'' series
+DQ Heroines.png|Watching the Martial Artist and Alena tussle
-File:DQIII Female Merchant Figure.jpg|''Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou'' series
+female merchant statue treasures icon.jpg|The statue of the tradeswoman in {{Treasures}}...
-female merchant statue treasures icon.jpg|The statue of the tradeswoman in ''Treasures''...
+male merchant statue treasures icon.jpg|...and the salesman.
-male merchant statue treasures icon.jpg|...and the salesman
+DQ Smash Grow Sela 1.jpg|Sela, the Wandering Merchant in ''[[Dragon Quest Smash/Grow]]''. ([[Cell phone]])
+DQ Smash Grow Sela 2.jpg|
+DQ Smash Grow Sela 3.jpg|Profile Card pic of Sela. ([[Cell phone]])
+DQIII Male Merchant Figure.jpg|''Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou'' series.
+DQIII Female Merchant Figure.jpg|''Dragon Quest Character Figure Collection Roto no Monshou'' series.
+Yumiko Murakami 4koma volume 4 cover.jpg|''4koma Daisenshyou'' volume 4 cover
+Yumiko Murakami 4koma volume 6 rear.jpg|''4koma Daisenshyou'' volume 6 back
 </gallery></center>

Merchant: Difference between revisions

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Contents

Characteristics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]

Stats[edit]

Equipment[edit]

Starting equipment[edit]

Skills[edit]

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit]

Stats[edit]

Abilities[edit]

Equipment[edit]

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit]

Stat Changes[edit]

Abilities[edit]

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart[edit]

Dragon Quest Treasures[edit]

Notable Merchants[edit]

In other languages[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Navigation menu

Merchant: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:36, 5 October 2026

Characteristics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation[edit]

Stats[edit]

Equipment[edit]

Starting equipment[edit]

Skills[edit]

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake[edit]

Stats[edit]

Abilities[edit]

Equipment[edit]

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation[edit]

Stat Changes[edit]

Abilities[edit]

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart[edit]

Dragon Quest Treasures[edit]

Notable Merchants[edit]

In other languages[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Navigation menu

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