Skyrim:Merchants

A merchant

This page summarizes all of the merchants available in Skyrim. For those added by the Dragonborn add-on, see this page.

The amount listed under "Gold" is the base amount of gold that the merchant has available to purchase items from the player. Merchants will generally have 3-40 gold more than listed, because their personal pocket change is added to the merchant-specific gold. Gold is reset each time the merchant's inventory is reset or every 48 hours. Merchant gold can be increased in several ways:

• The Master Trader perk increases nearly all merchants' gold by 1000. The merchants who have more gold are all identified in the notes of the following tables.
• The Investor perk allows you to invest 500 gold in certain merchants, after which that merchant will permanently have 500 more gold available. Some merchants are bugged -- they have the dialogue allowing you to pay them 500 gold, but doing so does not result in any permanent change in the merchant's available gold. These merchants are not checked in the "Invest" column in the following tables, but instead the bug is noted on the individual merchant page. Investing in a merchant improves that merchant's disposition towards you, which can count towards becoming a Thane in the relevant Hold, if you are on the appropriate quest to help members of that hold.

The merchandise column provides information on what type of merchandise each merchant will buy and sell. In those cases where merchants are not in a typical category, full details are provided on the specific item types they will buy and sell. However, for most merchants, one of the following categories is provided:

• Apothecaries are merchants who buy and sell Alchemy-related merchandise:
  • Animal Parts, Food, Ingredients, Poisons, Potions, Raw Food, Recipes
• Blacksmiths buy and sell:
  • Animal Hides, Armor, Arrows, Ore/Ingots, Tools, Weapons
• Fences are Thieves Guild fences, and are only available to people who have joined the guild. Each fence has a particular quest that must be completed to make the fence available. Fences originally only have 1000 merchant gold, but that can be increased to 1500, 2250, 3000, and then ultimately 4000 gold by upgrading the guild. Fences are the only merchants who will normally purchase stolen goods (unless the Fence perk is unlocked).
  • Fences buy any items
    • Note: Fences cannot be invested in, but are affected by the Master Trader perk
• General Goods traders will buy any items, and sell a variety of items.
• Innkeepers buy and sell:
  • Food, Raw Food
    • Note: Innkeepers can never be invested in
• Jewelers buy and sell:
  • Gems; Jewelry; Ore/Ingots; Tools
    • Note: Jewelers can never be invested in, and the Master Trader perk does not affect their gold amount
• Spell vendors buy and sell magic-related merchandise: spell books, Soul Gems, mage apparel, and the like. Additionally, they will buy jewelry, clothing (but not armor), and staves, regardless of whether or not they are enchanted.
  • Books, Clothing, Daedric Artifacts, Jewelry, Scrolls, Soul Gems, Spell Tomes, Staves

If the Merchant perk is unlocked, all merchants will purchase all types of items. The perk also makes some additional items available for purchase. All vendors will sell you items from their personal inventory, possibly including food, lockpicks, and gems. They will also sell you any bugged items that are in their merchant chests. Most notably, apothecary merchants will sell a dozen ingredients that normally they are unable to sell.

Note that outside of Hunters, Peddlers, and Skooma Dealers, merchants rely on merchant chests for their merchandise, and the chest contains whatever Leveled_Lists it was assigned; this is the primary reason Investor and Master Trader only sometimes work, because both rely on the relevant chest containing Perk-based gold. Hence, while the merchant types listed here can be generally relied upon to determine what a merchant will buy from you, they should be regarded as guidelines, not rules, for what the merchant will sell you - for example, this is why the Skyforge chest contains unique items for sale no other merchant sells, even though it is listed as a "Blacksmith" below. Whenever two merchants are listed together in the following tables, it means that the two merchants share the same merchant chest. Therefore, the merchants will always provide the exact same list of items, and share the same merchant gold. If one of the people is listed in parentheses, that person only takes over the store if the first person dies.

If you are married then your spouse will open a store, whose merchant chest is located inside the home where your spouse lives. If your spouse is on the list below, then he or she will continue to sell the same type of items. Otherwise, your spouse will become a general goods trader.

Eastmarch

Windhelm

Merchant Name	Store Name	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Ambarys Rendar	New Gnisis Cornerclub	Innkeeper	100		Yes
Aval Atheron	Marketplace Stall	General	750		Yes
Elda Early-Dawn (Nils)	Candlehearth Hall	Innkeeper	100		Yes
Hillevi Cruel-Sea	Marketplace Stall	Innkeeper	50		Yes
Niranye	Niranye's House	Fence	1000-4000		Yes
	Marketplace Stall	General	750		Yes
Nurelion (Quintus Navale)	The White Phial	Apothecary	500	Yes	Yes
Oengul War-Anvil (Hermir Strong-Heart)	Blacksmith Quarters	Blacksmith	1000	Yes	Yes
Revyn Sadri	Sadri's Used Wares	General	750	Yes	Yes
Wuunferth the Unliving	Palace of the Kings	Spells	500	Yes	Yes

Outside Towns

Merchant Name	Store Name	Town	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Bolar	at Mauhulakh's Longhouse	Narzulbur	Apothecary	500		Yes
Dushnamub	at Mauhulakh's Longhouse	Narzulbur	Blacksmith	400		Yes
Iddra	Braidwood Inn	Kynesgrove	Innkeeper	100

Falkreath Hold

Falkreath

Merchant Name	Store Name	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Babette	in the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary	Apothecary (also buys Tools)	500		Yes
Solaf	Gray Pine Goods	General; sells Blue Mage Robes	750	Yes	Yes
Lod	Lod's House	Blacksmith	1000		Yes
Valga Vinicia	Dead Man's Drink	Innkeeper	100
Zaria	Grave Concoctions	Apothecary	500		Yes

Haafingar

Solitude

Merchant Name	Store Name	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Addvar (Greta)	Marketplace Stall	Innkeeper	50		Yes
Angeline Morrard (Vivienne Onis)	Angeline's Aromatics	Apothecary	500	No	Yes
Beirand	Solitude Blacksmith	Blacksmith	1000	Yes	Yes
Corpulus Vinius	The Winking Skeever	Innkeeper	100		Yes
Endarie; Taarie	Radiant Raiment	Clothing, Jewelry	750	Yes	Yes
Evette San	Marketplace Stall	Innkeeper	50		Yes
Fihada (Jawanan)	Fletcher	Armor, Arrows, Tools, Weapons	750	No	Yes
Gulum-Ei	The Winking Skeever	Fence	1000-4000		Yes
Jala	Marketplace Stall	Innkeeper	50		Yes
Sayma	Bits and Pieces	General	750	Yes	Yes
Sybille Stentor (Melaran)	Blue Palace	Spells	500	Yes	Yes

†It is possible to invest endlessly with Angeline. She never loses the dialogue option to invest, but her permanent base gold cannot increase, due to a bug.

Other Locations

Merchant Name	Store Name	Town	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master	Notes
Faida	Four Shields Tavern	Dragon Bridge	Innkeeper	100
Feran SadriDG		Volkihar Keep	Apothecary	500			Hostile to non-vampires
HestlaDG		Volkihar Keep	Blacksmith	1000			Hostile to non-vampires
RonthilDG		Volkihar Keep	General	750			Hostile to non-vampires

Hjaalmarch

Morthal

Merchant Name	Store Name	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Falion	Falion's House	Spells; sells 1 Black Soul Gem	500		Yes
Jonna	Moorside Inn	Innkeeper	100
Lami	Thaumaturgist's Hut	Apothecary	500	Yes	Yes

The Pale

Dawnstar

Merchant Name	Store Name	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Frida	The Mortar and Pestle	Apothecary	500	Yes	Yes
Thoring (Karita)	Windpeak Inn	Innkeeper	100
Madena	The White Hall	Spells	500		Yes
Rustleif; Seren	Rustleif's House	Blacksmith	1000	Yes	Yes

Other Locations

Merchant Name	Store Name	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Hadring	Nightgate Inn	Innkeeper	100

The Reach

Markarth

Merchant Name	Store Name	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Anton Virane	in Understone Keep	Innkeeper	100
Bothela (Muiri)	The Hag's Cure	Apothecary	500	Yes	Yes
Calcelmo	in Understone Keep	Spells	500	Yes	Yes
Kleppr (Frabbi)	Silver-Blood Inn	Innkeeper	100
Endon	Endon's House	Fence	1000-4000		Yes
Ghorza gra-Bagol (Tacitus Sallustius)	at the forge near The Hag's Cure or in Understone Keep	Blacksmith	1000	No(Yes)	Yes
Hogni Red-Arm	Marketplace Stall	Innkeeper	50
Kerah	Marketplace Stall	Jeweler	50
Lisbet (Imedhnain)	Arnleif and Sons Trading Company	General	750	Yes	Yes
Moth gro-Bagol	in Understone Keep	Blacksmith	500	Yes	Yes

†Ghorza gra-Bagol will have the dialogue option to invest in her store, but the only option is to decline, due to a bug.

However, the option works just fine with Tacitus Sallustius.

Investing in either one (after having fixed the bug mentioned above) also invests 500 gold in Moth gro-Bagol, due to another bug.

Both bugs are fixed by the current version of the Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.

Other Locations

Merchant Name	Store Name	Town	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Gharol	at Burguk's Longhouse	Dushnikh Yal	Blacksmith	400		Yes
Eydis (Leontius Salvius)	Old Hroldan Inn		Innkeeper	100
Murbul	at Burguk's Longhouse	Dushnikh Yal	Apothecary	500		Yes
Sharamph	at Larak's Longhouse	Mor Khazgur	Apothecary	500		Yes
Shuftharz	at Larak's Longhouse	Mor Khazgur	Blacksmith	400		Yes

The Rift

Riften

Merchant Name	Store Name	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Arnskar Ember-Master	The Ragged Flagon	Blacksmith	1000		Yes
Balimund (Asbjorn Fire-Tamer)	The Scorched Hammer	Blacksmith	1000	Yes	Yes
Bersi Honey-Hand (Drifa)	Pawned Prawn	General	750	Yes	Yes
Brand-Shei	Marketplace Stall	General	750		Yes
Vekel the Man (Dirge)	The Ragged Flagon	Innkeeper	100
Elgrim; Hafjorg	Elgrim's Elixirs	Apothecary	500	Yes	Yes
Grelka	Marketplace Stall	General	750		Yes
Herluin Lothaire	The Ragged Flagon	Apothecary	500		Yes
Ungrien	Black-Briar Meadery	Innkeeper	100
Keerava; Talen-Jei	The Bee and Barb	Innkeeper	100
Madesi	Marketplace Stall	Jeweler	750
Marise Aravel	Marketplace Stall	General	50
Syndus	The Ragged Flagon	Blacksmith	1000		Yes
Tonilia	The Ragged Flagon	Fence	1000-4000		Yes
Vanryth Gatharian	The Ragged Flagon	Blacksmith	1000		Yes
Wylandriah	in Mistveil Keep	Spells	500	Yes	Yes

Other Locations

Merchant Name	Store Name	Town	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master	Notes
Filnjar	Filnjar's House	Shor's Stone	Blacksmith	500		Yes
Wilhelm	Vilemyr Inn	Ivarstead	Innkeeper	100
Florentius BaeniusDG		Fort Dawnguard	Apothecary, Spells	500			Hostile to vampires
GunmarDG		Fort Dawnguard	Blacksmith	1000			Hostile to vampires
Sorine JurardDG		Fort Dawnguard	General	750			Hostile to vampires

Notes

• Atub and Garakh at Largashbur were apparently intended to be merchants (apothecary and blacksmith respectively), but do not function as one due to a bug.

Whiterun Hold

Riverwood

Merchant Name	Store Name	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Alvor	Alvor and Sigrid's House	Blacksmith	500	Yes	Yes
Orgnar	Sleeping Giant Inn	Innkeeper (also buys Ingredients)	100
Lucan Valerius (Camilla Valerius)	Riverwood Trader	General; sells Blue Mage Robes, several Spell Tomes	750	Yes (see bug)	Yes

Whiterun

Merchant Name	Store Name	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Adrianne Avenicci (Outside)	Warmaiden's	Blacksmith	1000	Yes	Yes
Adrianne Avenicci; Ulfberth War-Bear	Warmaiden's	Blacksmith	1000	Yes	Yes
Anoriath	Marketplace Stall	Innkeeper	50	No	Yes
Arcadia	Arcadia's Cauldron	Apothecary	500	Yes	Yes
Belethor	Belethor's General Goods	General	750	Yes	Yes
Carlotta Valentia	Marketplace Stall	Innkeeper	50		Yes
Elrindir	The Drunken Huntsman	Armor, Arrows, Food, Tools, Weapons	750	Yes	Yes
Eorlund Gray-Mane	Skyforge	Blacksmith	1000		Yes
Farengar Secret-Fire	Dragonsreach	Spells	500	Yes	Yes
Fralia Gray-Mane	Marketplace Stall	Jeweler	50
Hulda; Saadia (Ysolda)	The Bannered Mare	Innkeeper	100		Yes
Mallus Maccius	Honningbrew Meadery	Fence	1000-4000		Yes
Sabjorn	Honningbrew Meadery	Innkeeper	100

• Anoriath will allow you to invest in his store, but his available gold will not increase due to a bug.
  • This bug is fixed by version 2.0.4 of the Unofficial Skyrim Patch.
• Adrianne Avenicci is unique in having access to two merchant chests; when she is outside during the day, she sells items from a separate chest. When she is inside and the store is open, she uses the same chest as Ulfberth War-Bear. The two chests are counted as separate stores for the purpose of investing.

Other Locations

Merchant Name	Store Name	Town	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Mralki	Frostfruit Inn	Rorikstead	Innkeeper	100

Winterhold

Winterhold

Merchant Name	Store Name	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Birna	Birna's Oddments	General	750	Yes	Yes
Dagur; Haran	The Frozen Hearth	Innkeeper	100		Yes
Nelacar	The Frozen Hearth	Spells	500		Yes

College of Winterhold

Merchant Name	Store Location	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master	Notes
Colette Marence	Hall of Countenance	Spells (Restoration)	500		Yes
Drevis Neloren	Hall of Countenance	Spells (Illusion)	500		Yes
Enthir	Hall of Attainment	General	500		Yes	Stocks a Black Soul Gem and 2 Daedra Hearts
		Fence	1000-4000		Yes
Faralda	Hall of Countenance	Spells (Destruction)	500		Yes
Phinis Gestor	Hall of Countenance	Spells (Conjuration)	500		Yes
Tolfdir	Hall of Attainment	Spells (Alteration)	500		Yes
Urag gro-Shub	The Arcanaeum	Books	500		Yes

Not Specific to One Hold

Khajiit Traders

Merchant Name	Store Location	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Ahkari	Dawnstar or Riften	General; Sells Moon Sugar and Skooma	750	Yes	Yes
Atahbah	Markarth or Whiterun	Fence	1000-4000		Yes
Ma'dran	Solitude or Windhelm	General; Sells Moon Sugar and Skooma	750	Yes	Yes
Ma'jhad	Solitude or Windhelm	Fence	1000-4000		Yes
Ri'saad	Markarth or Whiterun	General; Sells Moon Sugar and Skooma	750	Yes	Yes
Zaynabi	Dawnstar or Riften	Fence	1000-4000		Yes

Other

Merchant Name	Store Location	Merchandise	Gold	Invest	Master
Imperial Quartermaster	Most Imperial camps	Blacksmith	1000
Stormcloak Quartermaster	Most Stormcloak camps	Blacksmith	1000
Hunter	Randomly anywhere in the wilderness	Meat, Hides	3-36*
Peddler	Randomly anywhere in the wilderness (being attacked by bandits or Forsworn)	General Goods	50-77
Skooma Dealer	Randomly anywhere in the wilderness	Moon Sugar, Skooma, Sleeping Tree Sap	20-56

* Hunters will not dissipate their wealth when you sell them things. They have theoretically unlimited wealth. It is just that they will only pay up to a certain amount of gold for a single item, or a single stack of items.

Notes

• Merchants who are also Trainers add the gold that you pay them for training to the gold they carry in their personal inventory. As such, it then becomes available to be used for bartering as all personal items not equipped can be purchased from a merchant.
• Resetting the Speech perk tree using the Black Book Waking Dreams^DB does not affect investments that you may have previously made with merchants.
• If you move your spouse to one of the homesteads added by the Hearthfire add-on, they will often wander around outside the house where their merchant chest will not be available. To engage in trade with your spouse, wait until they go inside, or if they are a follower you can ask them to follow you and lead them inside.

Bugs

• Loading a savegame after trading does not restore a merchant's gold or inventory. For example, if you initiate trading with a merchant who has 750 gold, sell things to them until they only have 20 gold left, then load a saved game, the merchant's gold will still be at 20. Any items you bought before reloading will also be gone from the merchant's inventory.
• In a related bug, if you completely exit the game and restart, you don't have to wait 48 hours for a merchant to reset.
• Another way to cause a trader to reset prematurely is to save your game, attack them until they become hostile, and then reload the save.
• Rarely, when you sell items to a merchant, you do not receive any gold, only Speech experience. This glitch is more likely to trigger if you buy a lot of items from the merchant before selling your goods, mostly from the apparel tab. This occurs when the vendor's gold goes above 32767 which is above the 2-byte limit.