Anayama the Peddler

## Description

**Anayama the Peddler** (物売りの穴山), is a bandit turned merchant. He had an encounter with Wolf in the Hirata Estate, when his band of thieves led by Juzou the Drunkard sieged the place.

Anayama seeks now to expand his business, but has run short on money, so he offers to sell Wolf some important information about the night they met and a peculiar treasure of the Hirata Estate in exchange for a few Sen.

He'll ask Sekiro to first discover what the Ashina Samurai are in desperate need of and then to bring him a strong man who's willing to pillage the corpses of the battlefields.

When the final attack of the Central Forces hits Ashina, he'll lose his entire stock to the invading hordes and his life too.

## Location

* Outskirts Wall - Stairway: before the Sculptor's Idol, he sits beyond the gate guarded by the Cannoneer.
	+ If Kotaro joined him, during the final invasion of Ashina Castle and Outskirts, he'll be found on the other side of the gate were he used to be.
* Estate Path: past the gate behind the two Bandits shouting at Hirata residents to surrender, before the first two Shield-Wielding Bandits.

## Progression #1 ("That Night")

### Ashina Outskirts (Outskirts Wall - Stairway)

Talk to Anayama and purchase his informations for 10 10.

*(Optional)* Pay 20 20 to buy the Flame Barrel Memo. If Wolf is already in possession of the Flame Barrel, Anayama will give him Oil [x2].

Once the area is reloaded, Anayama will have some merch to sell and upon leaving him, he'll ask Sekiro to find out what the Ashina Samurai need.

## Progression #2 (Salt)

### Ashina Castle (Old Grave)

Eavesdrop on the Ashina Samurai and Ashina Rifleman on the bridge to the Great Serpent Shrine.

### Ashina Outskirts (Outskirts Wall - Stairway)

Report back to Anayama and reload the area: he will have new items in his stock and, as Wolf's leaving, he'll tell the shinobi that he's looking for a strong man to help him take weapons and armors from the corpses of fallen soldiers.

## Progression #3 (Business Will Continue)

### Senpou Temple (Shugendo)

Retrieve the Red and White Pinwheel on the cliff before the Armored Warrior.

### Senpou Temple (Senpou Temple, Mt. Kongo)

Talk to Kotaro and give him the Pinwheel: this will unlock the option to send him to Anayama.

### Ashina Outskirts (Outskirts Wall - Stairway)

With Kotaro by his side, Anayama will now have new products in his inventory.

### Fountainhead Palace (Fountainhead Palace)

Upon defeating the Corrupted Monk, the Dragon's Tally Board she drops will unlock new items at every merchant, Anayama included.

### Ashina Outskirts (Outskirts Wall - Stairway)

After the Divine Dragon is defeated, Ashina will be assaulted one last time by the Central Forces. Anayama, having lost everything to the invaders, offers Wolf his last piece of product, his Promissory Note that discounts the cost of items when purchasing from merchants, for 1 1.

## Progression #4 (The Three-Story Pagoda)

### Hirata Estate (Estate Path)

If talked in the Hirata Estate memory, Anayama will tell Wolf of a three-story pagoda that might contain a valuable treasure.

## Behaviour and Tactic

* **Drag Swing**: drags the axe behind him to gain momentum then swings it above his head in a strong blow.
* **Running Swing**: closes distance to his attacker and swings the axe low quickly.
* **Shaft Hit**: hits the attacker with the shaft of the axe.
* **Shove**: shoves his attacker with his fist, knocking them back.
* **Swing**: swings the axe horizontally, followed by a vertical swing.
* **Upperhead Swing**: brings the axe down from above his head in a swing.

Fights exactly like an Axe-Wielding Bandit.

* Ashina Outskirts
* Hirata Estate

* Ashina Outskirts
* First request
* Second request
* End game
* Hirata Estate

**Wolf**: All right.
**Anayama**: I'm thinking about expanding my business. I mean, who knows when Ashina will fall... It's what you might call a sinking ship... In other words, opportunity is knocking, you know? Which is why I have a favour to ask of you.
**Wolf**: What is it?
 **Greeting after completing his request** | **Wolf**: I found out what the samurai want.
**Anayama**: You mean it, good sir?!
**Wolf**: Yes, it seems they're low on salt.
 **Greeting after he sold the salt** | **Anayama**: Good sir, good sir! Listen here. My salt? I sold it for quite a pretty price. You know, it's in high demand. And that means I'm loaded with cash and product! Look, look, I've got some new items too. Buy something, please!

**Wolf**: Is it about your business?
**Anayama**: You know me so well, good sir. It smells like a war's brewing these days... I could make a killing if I take advantage of this. Which is why I have a favor to ask of you, good sir.
**Wolf**: What is it?
**Anayama**: Looting battlefields, that's the job. That's a great way to refresh my stock, right? There are dead bodies all over a battlefield. It's a gold mine! Spears, swords, armor -- it's all free and for the taking! Weapons should fly off the shelves thanks to the war preparations.
**Wolf**: What qualifications do you need?
 **Leaving after Kotaro is sent to him** | **Anayama**: Thanks to you, sales are soaring higher than a dragon! Maybe one day soon I'll be the top merchant in all of Ashina. If you're ever in a pinch, I'll hire you in a flash.
**Wolf**: No.
 **Kotaro has Dragonrot** | **Anayama**: Ahh, Good sir... Kotaro's come down with something serious... I'm worried about him, but I gotta keep workin'. Can't expect to nurse someone back to health with no money!

**Wolf**: .........What's wrong?
**Anayama**: Oh, well, well... it's... it's... bad. Well, as it turns out, I'm in a bit of trouble. Again. Those government bastards... I made an offer for them to look the other way, you know. And they weren't as... amenable as I'd hoped. They took it all... my money, my stock, everything. But... Kotaro drove them all away, at least... Right, pal?
**Wolf**: .........
**Anayama**: The big guy's fallen asleep.
**Wolf**: .........Yes, he's sleeping soundly.
**Anayama**: Please... don't make that face... There's nothing for you to be sad about, good sir.
 **Purchasing the Promissory Note** | **Anayama**: Thank you... And uh, about that product... I hid it in my underwear so... It might smell a bit ripe... Sorry...
**Wolf**: I don't mind.
**Anayama**: And with that... I'm all sold out... Time to close up the shop. But you know... I'm not completely cleaned out. I still have this one sen.
**Wolf**:Uh huh.
**Anayama**: I'll... I'll take this one sen and turn it into a mountain of gold.
**Wolf**:Uh huh.
**Anayama**: When that happens... good sir, please come back to buy... something...

 **Attacked** | **Anayama**:
* Please stop!
 **When killed** | **Anayama**: Damn... you...

## Notes

* If Anayama is killed in Hirata Estate, he'll also disappear from Ashina Outskirts.
* When one completes his questline with the Promissory Note already in their inventory, a prompt will ask if the player wants to purchase a Dragon's Blood Droplet for 1 1, but if they accept the item received will be a Divine Grass.
* With Patch 1.04 the price of his informations was decreased from 50 50 to 10 10 and of the Flame Barrel Memo from 100 100 to 20 20.
* The only merchant alongside Blackhat Badger to sell Yashariku's Sugars.

* The Phantom Kunai becomes available for 4500 4500 in the Offering Box next to Hanbei after the final invasion of Ashina Castle and Outskirts by the Central Forces, if not purchased prior. It's not necessary to unlock the Kunai from Anayama to have it appear in the Offering Box.
	+ Acquiring this item is a necessary step to unlock the "Master of the Prosthetic" trophy.

* The only merchant who sells an infinite supply of Ako's Sugars.
* His Dragonrot infection doesn't affect his past self in Hirata Estate.
* It's possible to complete his questline even if he's infected with Dragonrot, as long as Kotaro is sent to him.
* Can't be harmed while infected with Dragonrot or at the end of his questline.

## Trivia

* His Rot Essence refers to him as "Newcomer", but in japanese it's actually "man who aims to expand his business" (商いの昇り人).
* His eyepatch is actually a seashell and he bears a tattoo of three black circles on his left lower arm.
* His full name is **Anayama Matabei** (穴山又兵衛), according to the description of his Promissory Note.
* One of the few NPC that can be attacked and killed.
* If he's turned hostile after Kotaro joined him, the latter will simply crawl in fear as Anayama fights off Wolf.
* If the Flame Barrel Memo isn't purchased prior to his death at the hands of the Central Forces, it may be randomly dropped by one of the Agents nearby his location.

## Cut Content

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Closeup of the tattoo and eyepatchConcept art