Agents and Merchants

Started by musashi, December 30, 2009, 08:41:23 PM

I never quite got what the difference was between agents and merchants.

At first I thought it was just a Kurac thing where agents sold the spice and merchants sold the desert gear but seeing the role opening for an agent in Kaidus means I was obviously mistaken.

So what is the difference between an agent and a merchant in a great merchant house?
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This -can- be discovered IC.  And the differences in each House regarding this question are sorta interesting.

In the broadest possible strokes:  Merchants (publicly) focus on commerce, Agents not-so-much.
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