User Guide

Buy, Sell: The "shaking hands" icon at the bottom of each column
represents your agreement with the Merchant to Buy or Sell the
highlighted item in either category. You may also simply double–click
any item to automatically Buy or Sell it. Remember, press the ‘Shift’ and
‘S’ keys simultaneously to quick sell your inventory.
Buy, Sell Cost: At the bottom of both columns next to the Buy, Sell
icon is a gold total. In the Shop column, the amount of gold shown
represents how much the Merchant will pay you for the highlighted item
in the Character Inventory column. In the Character Inventory column,
the amount of gold shown represents how much it will cost your party
to buy the item highlighted in the Shop column.
Item Repair: For a price, you can have the Merchant repair a broken
item. Click this to toggle the Repair negotiation. Then, click the View
Inventory Items icon to find out how much a broken item will cost to
repair.
Identify Item: You can also pay the Merchant to identify any unidentified
items for you. Click this to toggle the Identify negotiation. Then click
the view inventory items icon to find out how much an unidentified
item will cost to identify.
Done: When you are done, select this check mark icon to leave the
Shop Screen.
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Buy/Sell Screen
This screen appears when you select the "Purchase Something" option
when speaking with a Merchant.
Merchant’s Name: The shopkeeper’s name appears above the left
column.
Shop: The Merchant’s column, otherwise known as the "Shop", lists the
entire inventory he or she has for sale. You can also view only the items
of specific categories if you wish by selecting any of the category icons
at the top of the column (weapons, armour, spells, etc.). For more
information on any item, right–click it.
Character Portraits: In the centre of the screen are your individual
party members. Select each character individually to buy or sell items
for them. (TIP: If a character has the Merchant skill, give any items you
want to sell to that character first before beginning the transaction.)
Character Inventory: The column on the right represents the current
inventory of the active character. This includes everything but items
that he or she is wearing.
Party Gold: Beneath the Inventory title bar is your party’s gold total.
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