Strategies of Trading

A handbook of the relative values of trade items around the shops of the Kingdom of the Isles, describing several economical theories (nature of trading) and tips about dealing with difficult merchants. A copy can be found at the Kingdom Goods shop, Loriel and at Morgan Hurley's.

It also gives examples of the ideal maximum values of several items: Broadsword: 4s2r, Light Crossbow: 17.5, Redweed Brew: 61.2, Ruby: 262.5, Moredhel Lamprey: 17.0, Picklocks: 12.2, Standard Armor: 15.7, Emerald: 350.0, Moredhel Brooch: 87.5, Guilder's Passkey: 8.5, Galon Griefmaker: 122.5, Diamond: 1050.0

Bound in fine leather but it was been much used and ill treated, with dog-eared and grease-smeared pages, some pages missing or half-torn. Reading it (100 times max) increases Haggling ability especially if focused.

Vol. II
There is a "rare" second volume that is found in The Vaults at Sarth. It provides a list of shops whose good practices allow them to offer the lowest prices without sacrificing profit: Dabeh's Fanciful Trinkets near Cavall Keep, Roots 'N Herbs in Prank's Stone, Arms of Dala in Wolfram, Kingdom Goods in Loriel, and The Mercantile in Darkmoor.