Trader

General Information

A trader is an NPC with whom players can trade. A native trader may be referred to as a tamdal. Each of the seven traders has a trading hut, and there is a trading hut in every camp. Each Trader is protected by a Guard Dog.

Unlike modern shops, which deal in monetary units, traders will accept all manner of items in a barter exchange, giving higher value to items they have very few of and basing their prices roughly on standard exchange rates. Traders are shrewd businessmen who markup their goods to customers unskilled in speaking the trader's language.

Traders have a 100 HP. Traders will attack customers who attempt to harm them. Attacking or killing a trader garners little XP. The Guard Dog will also attack when the Trader is attacked.

Trader Dick

• Location - Durham [-70.649,+26.347]
• Biography - Forthcoming

Trader Gak

• Location - Rakmogak [-70.178,+26.558]
• Biography - Even for the strange inhabitant of Skull Island Trader Gak is off. He collects skulls and proceeds to parade them around the town, acting out various plays with them. But let's face it, one needs to be off there game to be living with cannibals all the time. But his love for the skulls makes him unique on the island of the Shartak.
• Special Notes - The only trader that actually trades skulls.

Trader Harry

• Location - York [-70.367,+26.313]
• Biography - Always a gambler, Trader Harry takes his winnings, and sells them back to the populace of York. He can be seen some nights, holding poker games in the confines of his hut.

Trader Tak

• Location - Dalpok [-70.435,+26.442]
• Biography - Forthcoming

Trader Tamal

• Location - Sacred Space (deceased)
• Biography - Trader Tamal was guilty of several crimes against humanity, mainly involving human trafficking and hired killing. He found the mythical island of Shartak, and within Shartak, found a place to hide where he couldn't be harmed. Hiding here before the regular inhabitants of Shartak actually found Sacred Space, he gathered goods to sell. When the gates opened for everyone, he greeted them with outrageous deals and horrible prices. When Sacred Space closed off, it is assumed that he is dead.
• Special Notes - Trader Tamal charges outrageous prices for goods. Also trading with him yields no XP.

Trader Tik

• Location - Raktam [-70.319,+26.472]
• Biography - Forthcoming

Trader Toe

• Location - Wiksik [-70.235,+26.405]
• Biography - Forthcoming

Trader Tom

• Location - Derby [-70.092,+26.350]
• Biography - Trader Tom currently operates a monopoly in trading in Derby. He was a famed conartist back in Canada before he was captured by bounty hunters hired by the Empire. He was given the choice of losing three pairs of socks, three tracts of land or staying on Shartak for three thousand years. Having no socks or land to lose, Tom was exiled to Shartak without another word. Upon arriving, Tom's survival instincts kicked in. He set up his shop and he found that scamming the outsiders and natives alike was good business.

Trader Sam

• Location - Shipwreck [-70.543,+26.542]
• Biography - Forthcoming

The preceding bios have been contributed by the following players of Shartak

• IWasHere
• Neil Tathers
• Vetari