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An alien race featured in the Mass Effect franchise. The Batarians are a disgraced race mostly isolated in a lawless area of the Galaxy known as the Terminus Systems. Conflicts with the human race have put them at odds with the Citadel Council.
A blacksmith is someone who forges iron and steel to create new items. They are common vendors of weapons and other metallic objects in fantasy RPGs.
In the Fallout series a bunch of Brahman made their way to the United States before the bombs fell. Afterwards they mutated and gained an extra head and four more stomachs.
A path that is displayed on screen to help guide the player to certain objectives.
Brownies are mythological creatures that have been depicted in various ways but are typically miniature elves.
Business Scrubs are Deku Scrubs that try to sell certain items to Link.
Capitalism is an economic system that supports private property and financial gain.
Clockworks are robotic creations tinkered by the gnomes of Norrath in the EverQuest franchise.
Fast-talking and manipulative salespeople.
Gek are a race of amphibious creatures that are merchant-based. They are from a planet called Balaron in the Euclid Galaxy.
The term 'gypsy' typically refers to exotic people who live a nomadic lifestyle travelling while selling and trading goods. The official name for the real-life ethnic group is "Romani", with many of that group considering the word "Gypsy" offensive.
More effective than any hospital. These games let you heal damage; ranging from a black eye to a gunshot wound, just by having a snack.
The Melnorme are an alien race of interstellar merchants from the Star Control series. They first appear in Star Control II. While helpful for a price, they have no allegiances and never give discounts or refunds.
Mudcrabs comes in many shapes and sizes. Some are even merchants. If Imperial Guards are engaged in battle, they may find the opponent 'less fearsome than a mudcrab'.
Nomads are people with no permanent settlement.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
The Nopon are a friendly race of merchants in Xenoblade Chronicles.
Othmir are a friendly race of otter people living on the shores of Cobalt Scar in Velious.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Supply and Demand are the two fundamental forces that guide an economy. Many games feature these two forces in either a self-contained or player-driven fashion.
Items in a game that exist for the purpose of being purchased by the player and then sold for a profit within the game economy, but do not otherwise affect the gameplay. Trade Goods usually imply that the inhabitants of the game world both produce and consume these goods in limited quantities.
Items found in video games that serve little or no use to the player, other than to be sold to NPC vendors for money.
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