The Mysterious Merchant

The Mysterious Merchant is a currently unseen character in The unnamed RPG.

### Preferred Hand

Ambidextrous, but sometimes prefers using specific hands for specific tasks (for example, shooting firearms with the right hand)

## Skills & Equipment

### Weapon(s) used

* Ivory Duchess
* Azrael

The oldest records about his existence are dated before the emergence of the first Human kingdoms. The first ever mention of him refers to him as "the man made of shadows", leading many to believe that he has appeared in many pieces of text or literature under multiple names, meaning that his real name and origin is lost to time.

There are numerous theories that suggest he was once a powerful Magician that managed to open a portal to the realm of infinite knowledge. Upon returning, he lost his humanity and became slightly insane from the experience. It is believed that he spent the first few years of his new existence travelling Farnearia and observing events from the shadows, however one record from a very old battle talks about a man of undistinguishable features walking around the battlefield and inspecting the weaponry and armour of the fallen soldiers. He had a preference for very rare, unique and possibly cursed items, and would inspect them thoroughly before picking it up and either keeping it or throwing it away.

His appearance has changed throughout the centuries, sometimes drastically. However there are two consistencies: He usually hides his face with a mask and when using magic, his eyes glow yellow. More recent appearances of him depict him wearing the following: a purple cloak covering a blue tie and a black two piece suit, occasionally a black top hat. He is sometimes seen carrying a black cane with a silver eagle on it, but it is only for aesthetics. He prefers silver over gold, the significance and reasoning for this is unknown. He usually appears in front of people he finds interesting, the reasoning for this is unclear, but a working theory is that the individuals he appears in front of and takes a liking to have a habit of changing the world for the better, by any means necessary. However, despite his seemingly infinite knowledge, his beliefs can sometimes be wrong.

## Abilities

> Oh, so you're quite interested in finding out about me? Allow me to tell you personally tell you about some of my powers and abilities...
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* Shadow Manipulation: He can freely manipulate shadows, either for defence, offence or for fun.
* Appearance Manipulation: He can freely manipulate his appearance at will, including his gender.
* Weapon Knowledge: Each time he picks up a weapon, he instantly gains all the required knowledge to efficiently use it.
* Business Knowledge: He knows every trick in the business book, and is never fooled by bluffs.
* Supernatural Regeneration: There is a record of him getting shot in the head by a stray bullet, only for his head to start regrowing shortly afterwards possibly for dramatic effect.
* Communication with Animals: He can communicate with all animals, but prefers communicating with bats or crows. The reasoning for this is unknown.
* Space Distortion: The inside of his shop is much larger than it appears to be from the outside. In theory, he should be able to use this ability elsewhere but either chooses not to, or it is hard to notice.
* Immortality
* Time Manipulation: He can stop time and start it again. It is believed he can do more if he chooses to.
* Teleportation: He seems to appear wherever he wishes, normally near to people he finds interesting.

## Weapons and Items in his stock/collection

> Can I interest you with any of my wares? I cannot guarantee any of them are free from curses, though. Purchase at your own risk.
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