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Guild Merchant

The Guild Merchant is the head of the Cargo Department on the Eris. He is a direct member of the Aster’s Guild organization which controls most trade ports in the known universe. It is the Merchants responsibility to create profit for the company while supplying the ship with necessities as required by the crew. He has access to the Guild bank account, and is the only one with the knowledge of the account number and pin for purchasing cargo.

The Guild Merchant is the role you pick when you are interested in cargo roles, but more specifically in dealing with customers and customer service. If you like setting up a storefront, buying odds and ends from vagabonds, and haggling over and fulfilling orders for profit; this is the job for you.

Guide

You are free to conduct your business any way you see fit. The Captain and First Officer are also members of the Guild who might share your views on profit, and Ironhammer security is there to quell any revolts or unhappy(entitled) customers. Feel free to treat customers unjustly and do as you see fit. Just remember that it might be better to practice ethics and discretion in your dealings.

Office

In your office, you will have available to you: a shotgun, some bean bag shells,an export scanner, a supply console and regular console,and an EFTPOS scanner. There is also a Cargo Lockdown button which will shutter the windows and doors to the department with reinforced blast shutters in case of emergency. You will have a full view of the cargo lobby below you, to spot any trouble. Feel free to download the Command app on the console, or on your PDA which will let you call an evacuation and make ship wide announcements. You are a department head, after all.

Cargo Department Bank Account

In the Notes section of your IC tab, you will find your personal bank account number and pin; there you will also find the departments bank information. You are the only one that has this information. The only way to deposit and withdraw money(directly) from the department account IS IN YOUR HEAD! This is very important to note if you are leaving the round. If you are going to cryogenic sleep, please write down the information on a piece of paper or divulge it to the person you trust most in your department. They can get promoted to merchant after you are gone, and will require this information.

EFTPOS Scanner Usage

These scanners let you directly pay for things with your ID card, without having to take out cash credits from an ATM.

Use the scanner in your hand. This should open up the transaction menu. You will want to click where it says linked account. It will ask you for an account number and a password. You can use any account here, for our purposes we will input our DEPARTMENTS account number.

Once the scanner is linked to the account, you can click on transaction amount to set the price. After the account and price are set into the scanner, you can click on `Lock in transaction`. This will lock the scanner, so the purchasing customer can swipe their card through it. The money is then withdrawn from the customers account, and deposited into the departments account. You can then unlock the scanner and input a different price for a different transaction.

Exports and Imports

You can use the ATM in the cargo lobby to withdraw some capital to use for purchases; Use the supply console to use the money in the cargo account to order crates of goodies. Once you order and authorize something(type your signature when it asks for reason), you will need to request the cargo shuttle to come to the Eris. This will take approximately 2 minutes. Once the shuttle has arrived, it will be at the bottom floor of the Cargo Bay. You can load up crates full of cargo that you want to export for profit onto the cargo shuttle and send it off.

To use the Cargo Export scanner found in your locker, just click on the Cargo Supply console to link it. Then you can use the scanner on goods and materials to find out how much money you will receive for its export on the shuttle. The money for the items will be deposited into the Departments Account 2 minutes after the shuttle leaves.

Custom Vendors

You are provided with ample storefront space, as well as open space in general in cargo. Feel free to commission department expansion and construction in your own space. Make the shop your own with custom vendors and redesign the decour!

[[]] Custom Vendor	Requires to build	How to build
	-Steel x 5 -Cable Coil -Custom Vendor Circuit board x 1 -Components as specified by examining the mounted board	Build a machine frame from your 5 metal sheets. Add cable coil. Add the circuitboard. Examine the machine frame and it will tell you what components it requires. When all the parts are added, screwdriver the machine frame to finish it.
How to deconstruct
Screwdriver to open the panel. Crowbar to remove all components. Wirecutters to remove the wires. Wrench to unsecure the frame. Screwdriver to disassemble into sheets.

Great! Now that we built it, we can use it for profits!

1.Use a screwdriver on the completed vendor to open the maintenance hatch

2. Swipe your ID card through the vendor to unlock it

3. Click on it with an empty hand to open the menu

Now you can put items into the vendor and customize their prices, as well as choosing which account the money will be deposited into.

This is recommended at roundstart. You can put popular items into the vendor and leave it in your lobby to free yourself up from dealing with every single customer. Even the best Merchants require coffee breaks!

Bounties

Are you looking for something specific with no time to look for it? Do you have a job that requires discretion? Don’t want to risk losing one of your many techs or miners? Put out a bounty!

1. Use your PDA with the Bounty Board App to place bounties.

2. The app will ask you for a Title, a description, name of bounty poster, and account number that the money should be withdrawn from for the reward.

3. You can choose to remain anonymous.

4. You can use your own ID card to pay for the bounty, or input a different account number (like your department)

5. Once you post the bounty, you will have to check it again for anyone who might have signed up.

6. If someone has, you can choose them to be the recipient of the bounty.

7. Once you feel the bounty has been completed, simply remove the bounty and choose your claimant and the money will be transferred to their account.