Businesses

There are 7 businesses a player can start if they choose to level-up certain professions. The professions with businesses are merchants, miners, farmers, brewers, cooks, medics, and sailors; each have their own unique business. Three of the businesses (mines, farms, shipping) can only be built in 8 cities (only 1 of these 3 are available per city), and you can only purchase 6 of each type. The other 4 businesses (merchant stalls, kitchen, brewery, herb garden) are available in all cities, but players can still only own 6 of the same type.

Purchasing

All businesses can be purchased from the City Hall in each city, as long as they are available there.

Each business will cost the player 25sm in the first city and will start out with one section out of 9. Each extra section in that city will cost 25 more silver marks than the section before it. (50sm for second section, 75sm for the third, ect) The player also can't have more sections than their level in that profession. In addition, if you own a business of one type in one city, the cost will go up to buy a second business of that type in second city, and again for a third etc.

The table below will show the price increases per city.

Business #	Cost
1st	25sm
2nd	50sm
3rd	1g
4th	1g 50sm
5th	2g 50sm
6th	3g 50sm

Also, each business will have upgrades you can buy to speed up production or increase value. Prices will be included next to the upgrades as they are listed below.

Stalls

Available by investing in the Merchant profession.

Stalls allow players to sell their items on the market. Players can purchase up to 9 displays, each of which can offer 1 item at a time. When an item is placed in a display, it is taken from the players inventory. If a player wants to remove an item from the display, they can either sell the item for 1/4th its value, or pay 1/2 your asking price to return it to your inventory.

Upgrades

Stall Tools:

• Discriminating Seller: +5% Price for Enemies (5g)
• Friendly Discount: -5% Price from Allies (5g)
• Preferential Treatment: +3% Price for Enemies, -3% Price from Allies (10g)

Herb Gardens

Available by investing in the Medic profession

Medics can purchase Herb Gardens and plots, to grow their own herbs to either use themselves or sell to the city and be available for purchase by other players there.

Herb List:

Item	Base Value	Base Hours
Worrynot Root	100x cp	10
Boneknit	100x cp	10
Dogwort	200x cp	20
Sheepstongue Root	200x cp	20
Silver Leaf	300x cp	30
Goosemint	300x cp	30
Grey Fennel	400x cp	40
Crimsonthorn Root	400x cp	40
Flatwort	500x cp	50
Greenwort	500x cp	50
Tarchrot Leaf	600x cp	60
Andilay Root	600x cp	60

Each item will also have a 'quality' when completed. Sickly, common, healthy and perfect. This 'quality' will determine the effect if the item is consumed, as well as the price you can sell it for. The higher the quality, the more money you make. For more information on the effects of these consumables, please see the Wise Woman's page.

Upgrades

Herb Garden Tools:

• Improved Fertilizer: reduces grow time (-5% grow time) - (5gc)
• Trained Dog: improved herb quality (+5 to herb quality) - (5gc)
• Improved Watering: improves productivity (-3% grow time and +3 to herb quality) - (10gc)

Kitchens

Available by investing int he Cook profession.

Cooks can purchase Kitchens and ovens, to make their own food to either use themselves or sell to the city and be available for purchase by other players there.

Food List:

Item	Base Value	Base Hours
Broth	50x cp	5
Bread	100x cp	10
Eggs	150cp	15
Hot Cakes	200x cp	20
Fruit	250x cp	25
Cheese	300x cp	30
Dried Beef	350x cp	35
Rabbit	400x cp	40
Stew	450x cp	45
Fish	500x cp	50
Spiced Ham	550xd cp	55
Roast Beef	600x cp	60

Each item will also have a 'quality' when completed. Old, plain, seasoned and fresh. This 'quality' will determine the effect if the item is consumed, as well as the price you can sell it for. The higher the quality, the more money you make. For more information on the effects of these consumables, please see the Inn page.

Upgrades

Kitchen Tools:

• Improved Cookware: reduces cooking time (-5% cook time) - (5gc)
• Rare spices: Improves quality of food (+5 to food quality) - (5gc)
• Recipe book: Improves productivity (-3% cook time and +3 to food quality) - (10gc)

Breweries

Available by investing in the Brewer profession.

Brewers can purchase Breweries and Kettles, to make their own drinks to either use themselves or sell to the city and be available for purchase by other players there.

Drink list:

Item	Value	Base Hours
Oosquai	100x cp	10
Ale	100x cp	10
Cider	200x cp	20
Apple Brandy	200x	20
Wine	300x cp	30
Willowbark Tea	300x cp	30
Gara Milk	400x cp	40
Blood Wine	400x cp	40
Chainleaf Tea	500x cp	50
Brandy	500x cp	50
Bluespine Tea	600x cp	60
Kaf	600x cp	60

Each item will also have a 'quality' when completed. Cheap, average, fine and quality. This 'quality' will determine the effect if the item is consumed, as well as the price you can sell it for. The higher the quality, the more money you make. For more information on the effects of these consumables, please see the Tavern page.

Upgrades

Brewing Tools:

• Heater: reduces brewing time (-5% time) - 5gc
• Orchard: improves quality of drinks (+5 drink quality) - 5gc
• Improved Kettles: improves productivity (-3% time, +3 drink quality) - 10gc

Miners

Available by investing in the Miner profession.

Miners can buy mines and shafts to mine for minerals. The minerals have no function other than to be sold for profit. After the minerals are mined, they sit in the shaft waiting for you to sell them. No profit will be received until the minerals are sold and no new mining can be done until they are cleared out.

Mineral Stone Iron Lead Silver Copper Salt Crystal Gold Tin Sulfur Gems Alum Base Hours 12 24 36 18 30 42 48 54 60 6 66 72 Base Profit 15s 25s 37s 50c 20s 32s 50c 47s 50c 57s 50c 65s 75s 7s 50c 87s 50c 100s Mine Hires:

   Mine workers: reduces mining time (-2% time)
   Earth Singer: improves mineral quality (+2% profit)

Mine Tools:

   Mine Carts: reduces mining time (-5% mining time) - 5gc
   Gem cutting: improves mineral quality (+5% mineral value) - 5gc
   Improved Lanterns: increases mining productivity (-3% mining time, +3% mineral value) - 10gc

Farmers Farmers can buy Farm houses and nine fields per farm house. Farms work like mining just with crops instead of minerals. Below is a list of crops, grow time, and profit (Both tables are for the same things. Broken in half to fit on screen better. )

Crops Turnips Potatoes Hay Beans Wheat Zemai Barley Apples Tamat Base Hours 8 16 32 48 12 52 20 28 24 Base Profit 10s 17s 50c 32s 50c 57s 50c 15s 62s 50c 20s 30s 25s Crops Chili Bananas Ice Peppers Bamboo Cherries Olives Strawberries Algode Tabac Base Hours 36 44 40 56 60 64 4 68 72 Base Profit 37s 50c 50s 8\42s 50c 70s 75s 82s 50c 5s 90s 100s Farm Hires:

   Farm Hands: reduces grow time (-2% time)
   Ogier: increases crop quality (+2% profit)

Farm Tools:

   Harvester: reduces grow time (-5% grow time) - 5gc
   Irrigation: improves crop quality (+5% crop value) - 5gc
   Multi Plow: increases farm productivity (-3% grow time & +3% crop value) - 10gc

Shipping Basic steps for shipping offices: Step 1: Buy a Shipping Office and Ships. There are different kinds of ships with different benefits and abilities. Step 2: Select the destination you wish for one of your ships to sail to from the list of available destinations (depends on the range of your boat). The amount of time the trip will take will be displayed (based on trip distance and boat speed). Step 3: Select which good you want to take to that destination from the list of available (3 local goods plus any goods that others have delivered/brought back and haven't been used yet). Estimated profit will be displayed based on the current market conditions. Step 4: Select which good you want to bring back from that destination from the list available (only the 3 goods that are from that destination). Estimated profits based on the current market conditions. Step 5: Your total estimated profits based on the current market conditions will be displayed. Market prices will vary based on changes in the amount of the goods you are trading in your origin and destination city. Actual profits will be determine when you collect from the haul of your trip. Step 6: Click the button that says 'Sail' to have your ship start the trade. Shipping offices allow players to buy Ships and send them on trade missions. Each ship has a Speed (how far a ship can travel per hour), a Cargo Size (how much product the ship can carry to trade), and a Range (how far a ship can travel on a single mission). Ship Type Speed Cargo Size Range Value Work Boat 10 10 150 1gc River Boat 11 12 200 2gc Soarer 13 11 250 5gc Darter 15 13 300 10gc Raker 14 14 400 18gc Seanchan 13 15 500 25gc A single trade mission be taking a good from your town of origin(where you built your shipping office), sailing to another town to sell it and buy a good from there, and returning to your origin to sell it as well. No multiple stop trips. Just point A to point B and back. The farther the distance traveled, the more value your trade mission will have. The table below shows the distances between each port town. Origin Tear Illian Ebou Dar Tanchico Falme Bandar Eban Tear 0 50 150 350 400 500 Illian 50 0 100 300 350 450 Ebou Dar 150 100 0 200 250 350 Tanchico 350 300 200 0 50 150 Falme 400 350 250 50 0 100 Bandar Eban 500 450 350 150 100 0 Each Shipping Town has 3 goods that can be traded. Each good has the same base price, but the price is effected by the number of each good in the destination town. The table below shows the goods available in each town and their base values in the other towns. Origin Goods Tear Illian Ebou Dar Tanchico Falme Bandar Eban Tear Grain, Ivory, Oil 0 12 36 84 96 120 Illian Fish, Silks, Gold 12 0 24 72 84 108 Ebou Dar Porcelain, Glass, Tabac 36 24 0 48 60 84 Tanchico Dyes, Wine, Fireworks 84 72 48 0 12 36 Falme Gems, Lumber, Kaf 96 84 60 12 0 24 Bandar Eban Furs, Spices, Ice Pepper 120 108 84 36 24 0 The values in the table are a per barrel price. The number of barrels a ship can hold is determined by it's cargo size. So a work boat would can carry 10 barrels of Oil from Tear to Illian, while a Seanchan Ship can carry 15. More barrels sold equals more profit for you. However, your crew isn't very bright, so you can only haul one kind of good at a time and you always take as much as you can hold. No spliting up your cargo hold.

Your profit from each trade mission is 1/2 the value of the goods you carried to you destination (-1% for each barrel of that good that already is in the city; up to 50%) + 1/2 the value of the goods you brought back (-1% for each barrel of that good that already is in the city; up to 50%).

Shipping Tools:

   Improved Cargo Holds: increase cargo space (+5% cargo value) - 5gc
   Compass: reduces delivery time (-5% time) - 5gc
   Superior Rigging: increase ship sailability (+5 range and -3% delivery time) 10gc