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2	[[caption-width-right:500:Boss, [[NonActionGuy way behind everyone else]]]]
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4	Merchant Band is a fantasy-adventure webcomic by Mahyuddin Zin a.k.a. Mayu Zane revolving around a magical artifacts merchant named Boss and his friends, who are going on a journey east to help an amnesiac girl left inside a cursed cabin.
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6	Their journey becomes more complicated when a tyrant declares war on Boss's merchant guild, and now they've all become involved in a civil war between a princess and a self-made king.
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8	The webcomic is free to read over on [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/merchant-band/list?title_no=295300 Webtoon]] that gets updated every Monday.
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10	Merchant Band has a paid version which includes bonus pages, available only to patrons at [[https://patreon.com/mayuzane Mayu Zane's Patreon page]].
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13	!! ''[=Merchant Band=]'' contains examples of:
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16	* AmnesiacHero: Amira, who was found by Boss locked up inside a house surrounded by cursed scarecrows.
17	* BattleCouple: Bridget and Leif, Boss's two bodyguards who are also married to each other. It was a package deal.
18	* BenevolentBoss: Boss himself, who makes a genuine effort to keep his workers paid and treated well.
19	* BigBad: 'King' Sekh, who murdered his father and brother to get the throne and keeps sending assassins to hunt down members of the Guild of Ethical Merchants.
20	* CarryABigStick: Bridget's weapon of choice is a steel mace.
21	* CatFolk: Feralyn people, like Bridget and Leif.
22	* CivilWar: Ah-Seba, the country where Boss and his group are going, is embroiled in civil war.
23	* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: Bridget and Leif meet The Visitor in issue 5, a being from another world who [[spoiler:grants gifts to those who meet them.]]
24	* DreamLand: The Nightmare Edge, accessible only by sleeping in a dark cave, is a physical location made up of nightmares.
25	* FantasticRacism: Jungle Clanners like Mazri are often assumed to be liars and cheaters by other races.
26	* FictionalCurrency: Oneros and Meras, two different currencies used by merchants.
27	* FingerlessHands: Boss, whose hands are completely round.
28	* FunSize: Boss, which is a common trait among his species.
29	* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Inverted with Bridget and Leif, as Leif is an archer-mage who prefers fighting long distance, and Bridget prefers to fight up close with her mace.
30	* HappilyMarried: The two bodyguards Bridget and Leif are in a very happy and stable marriage. Mazri and her husband Riva were this too, until Riva was executed.
31	* HalfHumanHybrid: Plentiful, since InterspeciesRomance is fairly common.
32	* IntrepidMerchant: Boss's occupation. He buys and sells magical artifacts, which function as useful tools/home appliances. He also explores ruins to find more artifacts to sell.
33	* LoveLetter: How Bridget and Leif first met; she wrote a love letter to him after watching him dance at a royal feast.
34	* MageMarksman: Leif, who is trained in using a bow and fire magic.
35	* MagicalEye: Amira's orb-eye allows her to control her Orb Stallion though she can't see out of it.
36	* {{Magitek}}: There are mechanical vehicles and automatons powered by magic, such as Amira's Orb Stallion.
37	* MechanicalHorse: Amira's Orb Stallion, which pulls her wagon.
38	* NonActionGuy: Boss is almost useless in a fight, which is why he hired two bodyguards.
39	* NonIdleRich: Lord Junk, governor of Junkton is very rich and lives in a castle. He is also the very active protector of his town, training others to fight well like him.
40	* OneHeadTaller: Bridget is about one head taller than her husband.
41	* PlayingWithFire: Leif, a fire mage who can imbue his arrows with flames.
42	* ScaryScarecrows: The cabin Amira was trapped in was surrounded by scarecrows covered in curses, all of them facing towards the cabin.
43	* SufferTheSlings: Amira uses a simple sling as a weapon, complete with a purse full of rocks.
44	* TheEvilPrince: Sekh, who murdered his father and brother in an attempt to take control of Ah-Seba, which kick-starts the civil war.

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