A retainer is an NPC with whom players can leave items. The retainer can act as an item and gil storage, with an inventory capacity of 150 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. Players are allowed 2 retainers.
Once you complete the story mission "The Scions of the Seventh Dawn", you will be given the option to hire a retainer.
When hiring a retainer you are allowed to choose from every race and gender available in Character Creation. Each race and gender combination has pre-defined characters available, and will be shown to you in succession until you choose one to hire.
While each retainer has its own given name, you will assign a nickname of your choice to identify your retainer. The nickname you choose 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.
- Learn 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. Example: Having your retainer list an item while they are in Limsa Lominsa will cause buyers who purchase your item using a Market Board from either of the other two City-States to be subject to the tax listed for Limsa Lominsa.
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 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), or in your Inn Room.
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 transaction history.
This will show what has recently sold of your listed items on the Market Board.
- Quit.
Finish with your retainer. This returns them to selling what you have listed with them.
Possible Retainers
These are the possible retainers you can hire from each town.
Gridania
Duskwight
Wildwood
Limsa Lominsa
Duskwight
Wildwood
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Gaidelie
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Dennia
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Heustienne
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Raimille
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Valerine
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Ul'dah
Duskwight
Wildwood
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Gridania
Duskwight
Wildwood
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Hubairtin
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Erimmont
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Guerrique
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Hubairtin
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Isarmoix
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Raimondaux
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Limsa Lominsa
Duskwight
Wildwood
Ul'dah
Duskwight
Wildwood
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Gridania
Midlander
Limsa Lominsa
Midlander
Ul'dah
Midlander
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Sorcha
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Ealdgyth
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Godgyth
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Sanche
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Sorcha
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Wlveva
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Gridania
Highlander
Midlander
Limsa Lominsa
Highlander
Midlander
Ul'dah
Highlander
Midlander
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Gridania
Dunesfolk
Didilata
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Didilata
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Hahabylo
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Jojonpa
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Shushunen
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Yoyoshuka
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Plainsfolk
Limsa Lominsa
Dunesfolk
Plainsfolk
Ul'dah
Dunesfolk
Plainsfolk
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