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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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