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|[[File:Main_Command_2_Icon.png|left|link=]]<onlyinclude>A retainer is an [[:Category:NPCs|NPC]] associated with a player that occupies a number of roles.  The retainer acts as extra item and gil storage, with an inventory capacity of 175 items. It's also how players can list items for sale on the [[Market Board]], up to twenty stacks may be listed for sale at a time.  Finally, retainers can be used in [[Retainer Ventures]].</onlyinclude><br>Players are given 2 retainers for free, with additional retainers available for sale via [[Mog Station]] for $2/month.
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A retainer is an [[:Category:NPCs|NPC]] with whom players can leave items for sale.  The retainer will act as a personal [[Bazaar|bazaar]], allowing players to sell those items to other players, even while logged out.  Multiple retainers may be hired to sell your goods.  When hiring a retainer you are allowed choose from every [[:Category:Races|race]], and gender available in [[Character Creation]].  A notable restriction is that each [[:Category:Races|race]], and gender combination have their own unique characteristics pre-defined.
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== Hiring a Retainer ==
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You must complete the story mission "[[The Scions of the Seventh Dawn]]", to be given the option to hire a retainer from one of the Retainer Vocates identified below.
  
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When hiring a retainer, you are taken to the  [[Character Creation]] system and must create the look of the retainer just as if you were creating a new character. 
  
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Thereafter, you must select one of 6 "personalities" for your retainer.  This will dictate what the retainer will say each time when summoned and dismissed.  You can view the full text of the various dialogue choices at [[Retainer/Dialogue]].
  
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You will then be asked to assign your retainer a nickname, which must be unique on your server.
  
Description of Retainers from in-game NPC Gyles, Adventurer's Guild:
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== Managing a Retainer ==
"Retainers are men and and women who offer their services in exchange for coin.
 
Though they're seldom as sharp as adventurers like yourself, they're no strangers to life's more menial tasks. Tasks which your lot might not think worth your time.
 
Better still, because they tend to rely on the gil they earn from the jobs you put in their way, they're always keen to keep you happy.
 
I can introduce you to a fine selection of different candidates, and you can pick the one that best suits your needs.
 
As you may already have noticed, each city-state is dotted about with conveniently placed summoning bells.
 
  
If you were wondering what they were used for, wonder no more! You see, each retainer has a special variety of linkpearl which can only be contacted using said bells, and when you want to speak with your retainer, all you have to do is ring one. They're all over the place, too, so you'll never have to look far.
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===Retainer Vocates===
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* You can talk to {{NPCLink|Parnell}} in [[Gridania]] inside the [[Shaded Bower]] to access Retainer options.  
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* You can talk to {{NPCLink|Chachabi}} in [[Ul'dah]] inside the [[Sapphire Avenue Exchange]] to access Retainer options.
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* You can talk to {{NPCLink|Frydwyb}} in [[Limsa Lominsa]] inside the [[East Hawkers' Alley]] to access Retainer options.
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* You can talk to {{NPCLink|Prunilla}} in [[The Pillars]] inside [[The Jeweled Crozier]] to access Retainer options.
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* You can talk to {{NPCLink|Kazashi}} in [[Kugane]] inside the [[Kogane Dori]] to access Retainer options.
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* You can talk to {{NPCLink|Misfrith}} in [[The Crystarium]] inside the [[Musica Unversalis]] to access Retainer options.
  
Retainers provide all kinds of services, from tending your items to protecting your gil. Most are trustworthy, too. Of course, if one did happen to make off with your belongings, the Adventurers' Guild would replace every last gil and good. One job that retainers specialize in-and most adventurers loathe-is tending a bazaar."
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====Retainer Vocate Options====
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''Restrictions:'' You can not hire a Retainer while in an active Duty Finder.
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* '''Hire a Retainer.'''<br> Once you have completed the story mission described above this is the option you will select to hire a retainer.
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* '''Dispatch Retainer to (Current City)'''<br>Use this option to change which of the three City-State's Markets your retainer is selling on. To see where your retainer is, watch the on screen prompt of their location when you summon them.
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* '''Release a Retainer.'''<br>Selecting this will effectively delete your retainer.
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* '''Ask about Retainers.'''<br>Here you can learn the basics about your retainer.
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* '''View Market Tax Rates.'''<br>Checking this will allow you to see what each City-States Tax Rates are for the Market. This effects the additional fee in percent a player pays when buying an item posted by a retainer from a city other than the location of the buyer.
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===Summoning Bells===
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You can access your Retainer by using a summoning bell. Once summoned, any items you have listed on the [[Market Board]] will be taken down until you finish with your retainer.
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====Bell Locations====
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[[File:Summoning Bell Map Icon.png|left|]] Summoning bells are indicated on the main and mini maps by a bell icon.<br>
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Players can find a Summoning Bell each located beside a Vocate (see above), in your [[Inn]] Room, or in a few other populated encampments around Eorzea (e.g. [[Revenant's Toll]]).
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====Bell Options====
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* '''Entrust or withdraw items.'''<br>Use this to give your retainer items (including untradeable items), or crystals, or to retrieve what has previously been given to him/her.  This is just a storage option and will not automatically list anything for sale in on the [[Market Board]].
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* '''Entrust or withdraw gil.'''<br>Use this to give your retainer Gil or retrieve what was previously given to him/her or they received from selling items.
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* '''Sell items in your inventory on the market.'''<br>Use this to list items for sale from your inventory on the [[Market Board]]. This will also show all items listed for sale currently.
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* '''Sell items in your retainer's inventory on the market.'''<br>Use this to list items for sale from your retainer's inventory on the [[Market Board]]. This will also show all items listed for sale currently.
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* '''View sale history.'''<br>This will show what has recently sold of your listed items on the [[Market Board]].
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* '''View venture report.'''<br>This will show information about your most recently completed [[Retainer Venture]].
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* '''Assign venture.'''<br>This will initiate a [[Retainer Venture]].
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* '''View retainer attributes and gear.'''<br>This is where you can equip gear to your retainer.
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* '''Reset retainer class.'''<br>This is where you can reset, and then change, your retainer's class to access different [[Retainer Venture]]s.
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* '''Quit.'''<br>Finish with your retainer. This returns them to selling what you have listed with them.
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Revision as of 02:03, 10 September 2019

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A retainer is an NPC associated with a player that occupies a number of roles. The retainer acts as extra item and gil storage, with an inventory capacity of 175 items. It's also how players can list items for sale on the Market Board, up to twenty stacks may be listed for sale at a time. Finally, retainers can be used in Retainer Ventures.
Players are given 2 retainers for free, with additional retainers available for sale via Mog Station for $2/month.

Hiring a Retainer

You must complete the story mission "The Scions of the Seventh Dawn", to be given the option to hire a retainer from one of the Retainer Vocates identified below.

When hiring a retainer, you are taken to the Character Creation system and must create the look of the retainer just as if you were creating a new character.

Thereafter, you must select one of 6 "personalities" for your retainer. This will dictate what the retainer will say each time when summoned and dismissed. You can view the full text of the various dialogue choices at Retainer/Dialogue.

You will then be asked to assign your retainer a nickname, which must be unique on your server.

Managing a Retainer

Retainer Vocates

Retainer Vocate Options

Restrictions: You can not hire a Retainer while in an active Duty Finder.

  • Hire a Retainer.
    Once you have completed the story mission described above this is the option you will select to hire a retainer.
  • Dispatch Retainer to (Current City)
    Use this option to change which of the three City-State's Markets your retainer is selling on. To see where your retainer is, watch the on screen prompt of their location when you summon them.
  • Release a Retainer.
    Selecting this will effectively delete your retainer.
  • Ask about Retainers.
    Here you can learn the basics about your retainer.
  • View Market Tax Rates.
    Checking this will allow you to see what each City-States Tax Rates are for the Market. This effects the additional fee in percent a player pays when buying an item posted by a retainer from a city other than the location of the buyer.

Summoning Bells

You can access your Retainer by using a summoning bell. Once summoned, any items you have listed on the Market Board will be taken down until you finish with your retainer.

Bell Locations

Summoning Bell Map Icon.png

Summoning bells are indicated on the main and mini maps by a bell icon.

Players can find a Summoning Bell each located beside a Vocate (see above), in your Inn Room, or in a few other populated encampments around Eorzea (e.g. Revenant's Toll).

Bell Options

  • Entrust or withdraw items.
    Use this to give your retainer items (including untradeable items), or crystals, or to retrieve what has previously been given to him/her. This is just a storage option and will not automatically list anything for sale in on the Market Board.
  • Entrust or withdraw gil.
    Use this to give your retainer Gil or retrieve what was previously given to him/her or they received from selling items.
  • Sell items in your inventory on the market.
    Use this to list items for sale from your inventory on the Market Board. This will also show all items listed for sale currently.
  • Sell items in your retainer's inventory on the market.
    Use this to list items for sale from your retainer's inventory on the Market Board. This will also show all items listed for sale currently.
  • View sale history.
    This will show what has recently sold of your listed items on the Market Board.
  • View venture report.
    This will show information about your most recently completed Retainer Venture.
  • View retainer attributes and gear.
    This is where you can equip gear to your retainer.
  • Reset retainer class.
    This is where you can reset, and then change, your retainer's class to access different Retainer Ventures.
  • Quit.
    Finish with your retainer. This returns them to selling what you have listed with them.