Trading post

A trading post is an island attraction building placed on a medium or large island. Players can come here to trade trinkets and pieces of eight for special items.

Attraction buildings are nearly identical to regular infrastructure buildings: they change ownership along with an island's governance and they do not count against an island's building limit on medium islands. There are however a few differences:
 * Attraction buildings typically have a higher tax rate than standard buildings, and decay a week after failing to have their taxes paid. A trading post has a base tax of 3,000 PoE.
 * A limited number of attractions can be built on a given island: 1 on medium islands and 2 on large islands. Outpost islands cannot build attractions.
 * Only one of each type of attraction can be built on an island at a time.
 * Each attraction building has a different effect when it is built. A trading post will make the island more attractive to merchant brigands.

Construction
An island needs only a completed fort to begin construction of a trading post.



Use
The trading post allows pirates to trade trinkets they've earned for prizes.

Trinkets traded in reduce the initial PoE cost of an item. Each item has a certain minimum number of trinkets that must traded in, which must be of at least one certain type. Trading in additional trinkets of the appropriate type(s) can be offered to further lower the final PoE price. The value of a trinket in this context changes dynamically, based on recent trades.

Currently the following items can be obtained:


 * Appearance altering potions
 * Chromas
 * Clothing designs
 * Dolls
 * Furniture
 * Eggs
 * Banners
 * Furniture designs
 * Vessel designs

{| border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; margin:0em 0em 1em 1em;"

! style="background:#eee;" | Item ! style="background:#eee;" width="100px" | Initial PoE ! style="background:#eee;" width="400px" | Required Trinkets


 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |
 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |

Appearance altering potions

 * Cultist conditioner
 * style="text-align:right;" | 75,000
 * One of each type of Cursed Isle trinket
 * One of each type of Cursed Isle trinket


 * Lunar libation
 * rowspan=3 style="text-align:right;" | 5,000
 * 10 Tuft of fur trinkets
 * 10 Tuft of fur trinkets


 * Philter of putrefaction
 * 10 Zombie hand trinkets
 * 10 Zombie hand trinkets


 * Weight loss concoction
 * 10 Skull trinkets
 * 10 Skull trinkets


 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |
 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |

Chromas

 * Atlantean chroma
 * rowspan=3 style="text-align:right;" | 50,000
 * 10 Atlantean trinkets of any type
 * 10 Atlantean trinkets of any type


 * Indigo chroma
 * 10 Cursed Isles trinkets of any type
 * 10 Cursed Isles trinkets of any type


 * Night blue chroma
 * 10 Haunted Seas trinkets of any type
 * 10 Haunted Seas trinkets of any type


 * Chocolate chroma
 * rowspan=3 style="text-align:right;" | 75,000
 * 10 Chocolate Box trinkets of any type
 * 10 Chocolate Box trinkets of any type


 * Plum chroma
 * 10 Plum Box trinkets of any type
 * 10 Plum Box trinkets of any type


 * Sea green chroma
 * 10 Beachcomber trinkets of any type
 * 10 Beachcomber trinkets of any type


 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |
 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |

Clothing designs

 * Design: (male or female)
 * rowspan=3 style="text-align:right;" | 50,000
 * rowspan=2 | 10 Imperial trinkets of any type
 * rowspan=2 | 10 Imperial trinkets of any type


 * Design: (male or female)
 * Design: (male or female)


 * Design: (male or female)
 * 10 Viking trinkets of any type
 * 10 Viking trinkets of any type


 * Design: (male or female)
 * rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;" | 75,000
 * 10 Madam Yu Jian trinkets of any type
 * 10 Madam Yu Jian trinkets of any type


 * Design: (male or female)
 * 10 Vargas the Mad trinkets of any type
 * 10 Vargas the Mad trinkets of any type


 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |
 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |

Dolls

 * Skelly doll
 * rowspan=3 style="text-align:right;"|30,000
 * 50 Skull trinkets
 * 50 Skull trinkets


 * Werewolf doll
 * 50 Tuft of fur trinkets
 * 50 Tuft of fur trinkets


 * Zombie doll
 * 50 Zombie hand trinkets
 * 50 Zombie hand trinkets


 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |
 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |

Furniture

 * style="text-align:right;" | 100,000
 * 10 (of any type) from each of the following categories of trinkets: Atlantean; Beachcomber; Cursed Isles; Haunted Seas; Imperial; Viking
 * style="text-align:right;" | 100,000
 * 10 (of any type) from each of the following categories of trinkets: Atlantean; Beachcomber; Cursed Isles; Haunted Seas; Imperial; Viking


 * style="text-align:right;" | 15,000
 * 5 Viking trinkets of any type
 * style="text-align:right;" | 15,000
 * 5 Viking trinkets of any type


 * style="text-align:right;" | 25,000
 * 10 Viking trinkets of any type
 * style="text-align:right;" | 25,000
 * 10 Viking trinkets of any type


 * rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;" | 50,000
 * rowspan=2 | 20 Viking trinkets of any type
 * rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;" | 50,000
 * rowspan=2 | 20 Viking trinkets of any type




 * style="text-align:right;" | 100,000
 * 30 Viking trinkets of any type
 * style="text-align:right;" | 100,000
 * 30 Viking trinkets of any type


 * style="text-align:right;" | 25,000
 * 5 Gold Box trinkets of any type
 * style="text-align:right;" | 25,000
 * 5 Gold Box trinkets of any type


 * style="text-align:right;" | 10,000
 * One of each of the following Some Assembly Required trinkets: Plush bigfeet; Plush abominable abdomen; Plush yeti noggin
 * style="text-align:right;" | 10,000
 * One of each of the following Some Assembly Required trinkets: Plush bigfeet; Plush abominable abdomen; Plush yeti noggin


 * style="text-align:right;" | 10,000
 * One of each of the following Some Assembly Required trinkets: Toy drum base; Toy drumhead; Toy drum sticks
 * style="text-align:right;" | 10,000
 * One of each of the following Some Assembly Required trinkets: Toy drum base; Toy drumhead; Toy drum sticks


 * style="text-align:right;" | 10,000
 * One of each of the following Some Assembly Required trinkets: Toy cannon wheels; Toy cannon base; Toy cannon barrel
 * style="text-align:right;" | 10,000
 * One of each of the following Some Assembly Required trinkets: Toy cannon wheels; Toy cannon base; Toy cannon barrel


 * style="text-align:right;" | 35,000
 * 15 Black Market trinkets of any type
 * style="text-align:right;" | 35,000
 * 15 Black Market trinkets of any type


 * style="text-align:right;" | 100,000
 * 3 Black Market trinkets of any type, plus 10 Imperial trinkets of any type
 * style="text-align:right;" | 100,000
 * 3 Black Market trinkets of any type, plus 10 Imperial trinkets of any type


 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |
 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |

[[File:Icon_furnisher.png]] Eggs

 * Admiral Finius egg
 * style="text-align:right;" | 50,000
 * rowspan=8 | One of each type of trinket that can be obtained from the respective Brigand King. (The color of the trinket and the inscribed player name do not matter.)
 * rowspan=8 | One of each type of trinket that can be obtained from the respective Brigand King. (The color of the trinket and the inscribed player name do not matter.)


 * Gretchen Goldfang egg
 * style="text-align:right;" | 75,000
 * style="text-align:right;" | 75,000


 * Azarbad the Great egg
 * rowspan=3 style="text-align:right;" | 100,000
 * rowspan=3 style="text-align:right;" | 100,000


 * Madam Yu Jian egg
 * Madam Yu Jian egg


 * Vargas the Mad egg
 * Vargas the Mad egg


 * Brynhild Skullsplitter egg
 * rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;" | 125,000
 * rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;" | 125,000


 * The Widow Queen egg
 * The Widow Queen egg


 * Barnabas the Pale egg
 * style="text-align:right;" | 150,000
 * style="text-align:right;" | 150,000


 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |
 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |

[[File:Icon_furnisher.png]] Banners

 * style="text-align:right;" | 20,000
 * rowspan=8 | Three trinkets (of any type) that can be won from the respective Brigand King. (The color and type of the trinkets and the inscribed player name do not matter.)
 * style="text-align:right;" | 20,000
 * rowspan=8 | Three trinkets (of any type) that can be won from the respective Brigand King. (The color and type of the trinkets and the inscribed player name do not matter.)


 * style="text-align:right;" | 25,000
 * style="text-align:right;" | 25,000
 * style="text-align:right;" | 25,000


 * rowspan=3 style="text-align:right;" | 30,000
 * rowspan=3 style="text-align:right;" | 30,000
 * rowspan=3 style="text-align:right;" | 30,000






 * rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;" | 35,000
 * rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;" | 35,000
 * rowspan=2 style="text-align:right;" | 35,000




 * style="text-align:right;" | 40,000
 * style="text-align:right;" | 40,000
 * style="text-align:right;" | 40,000


 * style="text-align:right;" | 50,000
 * 5 (of any type) from each of the following categories of trinkets: Atlantean; Beachcomber; Cursed Isles; Haunted Seas; Imperial; Viking
 * style="text-align:right;" | 50,000
 * 5 (of any type) from each of the following categories of trinkets: Atlantean; Beachcomber; Cursed Isles; Haunted Seas; Imperial; Viking


 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |
 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |

Furniture designs

 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 20,000
 * 5 Azarbad the Great trinkets of any type
 * 5 Azarbad the Great trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 20,000
 * 5 Imperial trinkets of any type
 * 5 Imperial trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 20,000
 * 5 Viking trinkets of any type
 * 5 Viking trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 75,000
 * 5 Gold Box trinkets of any type
 * 5 Gold Box trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 100,000
 * 8 Gold Box trinkets of any type
 * 8 Gold Box trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 150,000
 * 10 Gold Box trinkets of any type
 * 10 Gold Box trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 20,000
 * 5 Atlantean trinkets of any type
 * 5 Atlantean trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 25,000
 * 5 Atlantean trinkets of any type
 * 5 Atlantean trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 50,000
 * 10 Atlantean trinkets of any type
 * 10 Atlantean trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 100,000
 * 15 Atlantean trinkets of any type
 * 15 Atlantean trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 15,000
 * 3 Cursed isle trinkets of any type
 * 3 Cursed isle trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 50,000
 * 10 Cursed isle trinkets of any type
 * 10 Cursed isle trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 75,000
 * 10 Cursed isle trinkets of any type
 * 10 Cursed isle trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 50,000
 * 10 Haunted Seas trinkets of any type
 * 10 Haunted Seas trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 20,000
 * 4 Haunted Seas trinkets of any type
 * 4 Haunted Seas trinkets of any type


 * Design:
 * style="text-align:right;" | 75,000
 * 10 Haunted Seas trinkets of any type
 * 10 Haunted Seas trinkets of any type


 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |
 * colspan="3" style="background:#eee;" |

Vessel designs

 * Design: Gold class sloop
 * style="text-align:right;" | 100,000
 * 8 Gold Box trinkets of any type
 * 8 Gold Box trinkets of any type


 * Design: Gold class war brig
 * style="text-align:right;" | 150,000
 * 10 Gold Box trinkets of any type
 * 10 Gold Box trinkets of any type


 * Design: Gold class war frigate
 * style="text-align:right;"|250,000
 * 15 Gold Box trinkets of any type
 * 15 Gold Box trinkets of any type


 * Design: Rogue class sloop
 * style="text-align:right;" | 50,000
 * 10 Black Market trinkets of any type
 * 10 Black Market trinkets of any type


 * Design: Rogue class dhow
 * style="text-align:right;" | 90,000
 * 14 Black Market trinkets of any type
 * 14 Black Market trinkets of any type


 * Design: Rogue class war brig
 * style="text-align:right;" | 150,000
 * 20 Black Market trinkets of any type
 * 20 Black Market trinkets of any type


 * Design: Rogue class war frigate
 * style="text-align:right;" | 250,000
 * 30 Black Market trinkets of any type
 * 30 Black Market trinkets of any type


 * Design: Rogue class grand frigate
 * style="text-align:right;" | 350,000
 * 40 Black Market trinkets of any type
 * 40 Black Market trinkets of any type


 * Design: Atlantean class war frigate
 * style="text-align:right;" | 250,000
 * 30 Atlantean trinkets of any type
 * 30 Atlantean trinkets of any type


 * Design: Cursed class sloop
 * style="text-align:right;" | 100,000
 * 15 Cursed Isles trinkets of any type
 * 15 Cursed Isles trinkets of any type


 * Design: Haunted class war brig
 * style="text-align:right;" | 150,000
 * 20 Haunted Seas trinkets of any type
 * 20 Haunted Seas trinkets of any type


 * Design: Frost class longship
 * style="text-align:right;" | 100,000
 * 20 Viking trinkets of any type
 * 20 Viking trinkets of any type


 * }

Storage
A trading post has no hold.

Historical notes

 * The rent was reduced to 3,000 pieces of eight on.
 * The rent was changed from 20,000 pieces of eight to 10,000 on.
 * Trading posts were released to production oceans on.
 * Trading posts were first released on the Ice Ocean on 2010-01-14.

External/other links

 * Trading posts on: Cerulean; Emerald; and Meridian
 * All islands having trading posts
 * Official announcement
 * Game Design discussion thread