Services

There are a number of people in Valeden who can provide you valuable services for your journey - for a fee.

### **Trade**

Trade services deal with the purchase and sale of items as well as any other matters involving coins.

#### Merchants

Merchants are found throughout Valeden and buy and sell a range of items.

* Merchants sell a range of items including the tools required for certain skills.
* They are mainly found in towns and settlements but some merchants travel in other areas.
* Merchants will also buy any items that you no longer wish to keep.

#### Warehouses

Warehouses procure and stock large amounts of materials - even rare kinds.

* Warehouses allow you to order a specific material for you if you are having a hard time locating it yourself.
* You are guaranteed the material, but not the amount.
* Warehouses charge a small upfront fee to issue the order, and a collection fee that increases or decreases depending on the amount of the material they were able to collect for you.

#### Banks

Banks deal solely with coin and collecting debts owed to other traders in Valeden.

* You are able to deposit coin into the bank vaults, and access it again from any bank in Valeden.
* Your coin will accrue interest the longer it has been left in the bank vaults.
* Banks can also lend you money - but will send 'debt collectors' after you if you do not pay them back.

### **Crafting**

Crafting services allow you to create equipment for your companions. They charge coins, and also require materials you have gathered during your travels.

#### Alchemists

Alchemists can brew potions and elixirs using the plants that grow throughout Valeden.

* Alchemists require herbs as materials.
* Potions provide various effects on the field and in battle.

#### Blacksmiths

Blacksmiths can craft weapons and armour from various types of metal and leather.

* Blacksmiths require ore or leather as materials.
* They can also upgrade existing equipment to make them slightly stronger. This can be performed twice.

#### Artisans

Artisans can craft accessories using rare metals and gemstones.

* Artisans require ore and gemstones as materials.
* They can also re-cut gemstones to change their properties.

### **Transport**

Transport services allow you to travel quickly between areas or regions.

#### Ferries

Ferries are primarily found in the region of Ventos and can carry passengers over rivers or to islands off the coast.

* You can catch a ferry to and from certain towns and settlements.
* Some locations are only accessible by ferry.

#### Airships

Airships are powerful machines brought in from Galtea that can travel through the sky.

* Airships allow you to travel quickly between different regions.
* They are not available until you have visited the airship dock in each region.

#### Memory Stones

Memory stones are relics that managed to survive the calamity that occurred in the distant past. They appear to have a connection with the Codex.

* Memory stones allow you to save your progress.
* They also allow you to switch companions in and out of your active party.
* Some areas have more than one memory stone. You can spend a small amount of knowledge stored in the Codex to instantly transport yourself to another once you have used them once.