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Merchant Alliance

Trading CompanyCurrency: Gold

PvE Rating

2/5 Below Average

Overview

The Merchant Alliance focuses on trade and logistics. Pirates are tasked with capturing and delivering animals, transporting cargo, and managing commodity trade routes. Time-sensitive deliveries and careful cargo handling are key.

Strengths

  • +Reliable passive income through commodity trading.
  • +Lost shipment voyages offer high-value loot with minimal combat.
  • +Good for players who prefer peaceful, exploration-based gameplay.
  • +Commodity trading requires no voyage purchase -- pure profit.

Weaknesses

  • -Time limits on cargo runs add pressure and risk.
  • -Fragile cargo is easily damaged by storms, combat, or careless handling.
  • -Animal catching quests are tedious and outdated.
  • -Lower gold-per-hour compared to combat factions.

Tips & Strategy

  • 1Cargo runs pay more if you deliver before the deadline -- check the time carefully.
  • 2Cloth is destroyed by water, plants need water, rum bottles break from impact.
  • 3Buy commodities cheap at surplus outposts and sell at shortage outposts for profit.
  • 4Lost shipment voyages are the best Merchant activity -- high payout, no timer.
  • 5Grade V emissary quest leads to a guaranteed shipwreck full of Merchant loot.