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[ACwavelength]

NPCs that could be made to sell things for set prices or to set ranks within a town. They could be used to sell alcohol in bars, or sell goods in market stalls, ect. Also they could have access to void storage so they don't run out of stock.

 

[Cryptite]

Given the very soon need for Towns to be able to run their own intra-markets (due to upcoming Quests), something like this may come to pass. NPCs in towns are likely to be revisited a few times this year.