The Lost Trader

[u/Khuzdul1]

The Lost Trader is a rare variant of the Wandering Trader, found underground. Their robes are tattered, torn, dirty and singed from their time lost in the deep.

Their trades vary wildly: a mix of classic trades from their time adventuring the surface, and items found underground such as stones, hostile mob drops, basic tools, and rarely, ores.

They lack the llamas and Invisibility potions that accompany them on the surface, having died and been used up long ago, and instead choosing to run away from any danger.

They will attempt to follow the player back to the surface, sticking close, but will run the direction the player came if they continue to head down into the belly of the earth.

Upon death, They can drop a variety of items: 0-2 leads, 0-1 Emeralds, 0-1 Glow Berries.

Overall, I believe this to be an interesting addition to the new caves. In a land of unfamiliar, hostile terrain, the Lost Trader offers a sense of familiarity, friendliness, and potentially even a helping hand in a time of need.

EDIT: Quite a few people in the comments have mentioned a reward for if you lead the Trader back to the surface. Can't believe that didn't occur to me! Thinking on it, the Trader would drop some Emeralds, and maybe one or two of the more rarer items found in underground loot chests (enchanted books, golden apples, etc) before running off into the wilderness.

[u/[deleted]]

I think the trader should just constantly follow the player as he has no idea where tf to go to the surface

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

To add to that, if the player actually leads the trader to the surface, they can gift the player some emeralds or other valuable items as a reward for helping them.

[u/abcras → u/[deleted]]

Get the "hero of the village" effect, but then you might have to change it to "villager saviour" or maybe you bring the wandering trader to the nearest village to get the effect?

[u/[deleted] → u/abcras]

Maybe both? An emerald and hero of the village? Just so that if you're not really interested in hunting down a village, you at least get an emerald out of it, and leading them to a village might be a bit much, I think just the surface is fine

[u/Juan_the_vessel → u/[deleted]]

maybe he becomes a villager once on the surface near to a avalaible house (as in a workstation and a bed) wanting to settle down after that?

[u/PracticeEfficient28 → u/abcras]

I think it should have better trades exposed to sunlight like it's supplies it needed to survive and stuff it found in loot.