Editing 40d:Broker

The Outpost Broker is an appointed noble position.  This noble is the primary dwarf in charge of trading.

Your [[Trade Depot]] must have a dwarf manning the building in order to trade.  You can set your Trade Depot for "Only broker may trade", or for "Anyone may trade"; much like the harvesting options, this allows you to use only your highest-skilled dwarf to conduct trades.

The Outpost Broker uses the following skills when conducting a successful trade:
*[[Appraiser]]
*[[Intimidator]]
*[[Negotiator]]
*[[Persuader]]
*[[Comedian]]
*[[Flatterer]]
*[[Judge of Intent]]
Not all of these skills are gained every time; Appraiser is not always gained (or may come from another source).

The Outpost Broker does not gain any skills when proposing a trade that is not accepted, or when offering items to the foreign trader.

The Outpost Broker has many skills in common with the [[Expedition leader|Expedition Leader]], so you might consider making them the same person.

This noble does not seem to do anything when not trading.  See the [[Appraiser]] page for notes on your Created Wealth and Trade Information.
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-{{Quality|Exceptional}}{{Noble
+The Outpost Broker is an appointed noble position.  This noble is the primary dwarf in charge of trading.
-| noble=Broker
-| arrival=
-* None, manually appointed
-| function=
-* Trade
-* Visibility of Item [[Value]]s
-* Display of Fortress Wealth on<br/> z-[[Status]] Screen
-}}{{av}}
-The '''Broker''' is an appointed [[noble]] position, and can be viewed and changed via the {{k|n}}obles screen.  The Broker is the sole dwarf who will conduct [[trading]] with [[caravan]]s.  As your [[fortress]] advances in rank, this position will be renamed accordingly.
+Your [[Trade Depot]] must have a dwarf manning the building in order to trade.  You can set your Trade Depot for "Only broker may trade", or for "Anyone may trade"; much like the harvesting options, this allows you to use only your highest-skilled dwarf to conduct trades.
-In order for you to see your various [[wealth]] (in the [[status]] menu), you'' must'' have a broker with at least [[experience|novice]] [[skill]] in [[appraise]].  This is also necessary to view the value of ''any'' item in your fortress, and to estimate values for trading.  ''If you cannot see values of selected items, you need a broker with Appraise.''
+The Outpost Broker uses the following skills when conducting a successful trade:
+*[[Appraiser]]
+*[[Intimidator]]
+*[[Negotiator]]
+*[[Persuader]]
+*[[Comedian]]
+*[[Flatterer]]
+*[[Judge of Intent]]
+Not all of these skills are gained every time; Appraiser is not always gained (or may come from another source).
-Your [[trade depot]] must have a dwarf manning the building in order to trade.  You can set your trade depot for "Only broker may trade", or for "Anyone may trade"; much like the harvesting options, this allows you to use only your highest-skilled dwarf to conduct trades.
+The Outpost Broker does not gain any skills when proposing a trade that is not accepted, or when offering items to the foreign trader.
-The Broker uses the following skills:
+The Outpost Broker has many skills in common with the [[Expedition leader|Expedition Leader]], so you might consider making them the same person.
-* [[Appraiser]]
+This noble does not seem to do anything when not trading.  See the [[Appraiser]] page for notes on your Created Wealth and Trade Information.
-* [[Comedian]]
-* [[Conversationalist]]
-* [[Flatterer]]
-* [[Intimidator]]
-* [[Judge of intent]]
-* [[Liar]]
-* [[Negotiator]]
-* [[Persuader]]
-When choosing (or {{k|r}}eplacing) a dwarf for the position, relevant skills any candidates possess will be displayed, with the "best" candidates listed first.
-Not all of these skills are gained every time. Appraiser is gained from simply seeing new items in the trade depot; the more items there when beginning to trade, the more skill is gained. The Broker does not gain any skills when proposing a trade that is not accepted, or when offering items to the foreign trader.
-The Broker has many skills in common with the [[expedition leader]] and may therefore be elected as the leader. However, it's not important that the broker is chosen as the expedition leader, as when the leader is promoted to [[mayor]], the title will occasionally switch dwarves. The broker does not seem to have additional noble functions when not engaged in trading.
-See the [[appraiser]] page for notes on your created [[wealth]] and trade information.
-{{nobles}}