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[[Image:Tradercart.gif|center|The Traveling Trader]]

[[The Traveling Trader]] appears periodically in the [[Market Square]].  He trades items for [[twinkly wad]]s, or for his [[strange shiny disc|strange shiny discs]] back again.

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| style="vertical-align: top;" | [[Image:Trader.gif|Arnold Benedict, the Traveling Trader]]
| '''Arnold Benedict, the Traveling Trader'''

You approach a funny looking man behind a large cart. The man sees you, smiles broadly, and says "Unvy gb lbh, cbgragvny phfgbzre! Qb V unir n qrny sbe lbh! V unir geniryrq sne, nyy gur jnl sebz Qvfgnag Ynaqf, gb genqr jvgu lbh naq lbhe fvzcyr crbcyr! V unir n terng arrq sbe gjvaxyl jnqf jurer V yvir, naq V jbhyq or jvyyvat gb genqr lbh gurfr jbaqreshy vgrzf sbe nal gung lbh unir."

He looks at you expectantly, then sighs, and explains what he wants from you using interpretive dance. The dance is surprisingly expressive, and after he is finished, you understand the following:
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The traveling trader is looking to acquire:

[[Image:scwad.gif]] '''[[twinkly wad]]s'''<br />
(You have '''X''' on you.)

For your [[twinkly wad]]s, he will trade you:

'''Item(s) for trade:'''</center>

{| align=center
!Item:||Price:
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|{{InlineItem}}&nbsp;||&nbsp;Y twinkly wad(s)
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{{button|Make The Trade}}

:You make a trade with the mysterious trader.
{{acquire}}

:On July 15, 2008:

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| style="vertical-align: top;" | [[Image:Trader.gif|Arnold Benedict, the Traveling Trader]]
| '''Arnold Benedict, the Traveling Trader'''

You approach a funny looking man behind a large cart. The man sees you, smiles broadly, and says "Unvy gb lbh, cbgragvny phfgbzre! Qb V unir n qrny sbe lbh! V unir geniryrq sne, nyy gur jnl sebz Qvfgnag Ynaqf, gb genqr jvgu lbh naq lbhe fvzcyr crbcyr! V unir n terng arrq sbe fgenatr fuval qvfpf jurer V yvir, naq V jbhyq or jvyyvat gb genqr lbh gurfr jbaqreshy vgrzf sbe nal gung lbh unir."

He looks at you expectantly, then sighs, and explains what he wants from you using interpretive dance. The dance is surprisingly expressive, and after he is finished, you understand the following:
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<center>
The traveling trader is looking to acquire:

[[Image:Cd1.gif]] '''[[strange shiny disc]]s'''<br />
(You have '''X''' on you.)

For your [[strange shiny disc]]s, he will trade you:</center>

{| align="center"
!colspan=2|Item:||Price:
{{StoreItem|item=Rainbow's Gravity|price=50|currency=strange shiny discs}}
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==Trade History==
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|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
!Date
!Item
!Cost
!Type
!Effect
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|rowspan=3|2007-01-03
|{{InlineItem|arse-a'fire elixir}}
|10 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|potion
|Grants 10 turns of [[Arse-a'fire]]
|-
|{{InlineItem|cosmic lemonade}}
|10 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|potion
|Grants 10 turns of [[Lemon Enlightenment]]
|-
|{{InlineItem|powdered toad horn}}
|10 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|potion
|Grants 10 turns of [[Squirming Like a Toad]]
|-
|2007-02-27
|{{InlineItem|bunch of bananas}}
|10 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|usable
|Gives 4-6 {{plural|banana}}
|-
|2007-04-01
|{{InlineItem|Deactivated O. A. F.}}
|100 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|familiar
|Becomes an [[O.A.F.]]
|-
|2007-05-15
|{{InlineItem|jar of swamp gas}}
|1 [[twinkly wad]]
|combat item
|Does {{element|Stench|dmg=20-30}} damage and stuns opponent 2-3 rounds
|-
|2008-01-22
|{{InlineItem|strange shiny disc}}
|10 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|miscellaneous 
|None
|-
|2008-07-15
|{{InlineItem|Rainbow's Gravity}}
|50 {{plural|strange shiny disc}}
|usable
|Grants the HC-Permanent skill [[Rainbow Gravitation]]
|-
|2010-01-06
|{{InlineItem|Zu Mannkäse Dienen}}
|100 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|usable
|Grants [[Sauceror]]s the skill [[Käsesoßesturm]]
|-
|2010-01-28
|{{InlineItem|colorful plastic ball}}
|1 [[twinkly wad]]
|usable
|Adds one ball to your clan's [[An Awesome Ball Pit|Awesome Ball Pit]]
|-
|2010-02-08
|{{InlineItem|Inigo's Incantation of Inspiration (item)}}
|100 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|usable
|Grants [[Accordion Thief|Accordion Thieves]] the skill [[Inigo's Incantation of Inspiration (skill)|Inigo's Incantation of Inspiration]]
|-
|2010-03-30
|{{InlineItem|Uncle Romulus}}
|100 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|usable
|Grants [[Turtle Tamer]]s the skill [[Curiosity of Br'er Tarrypin (skill)|Curiosity of Br'er Tarrypin]]
|-
|2010-04-13
|{{InlineItem|Schrödinger's thermos}}
|5 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|booze
|Provides the consumption results of a random [[:Category:Booze|drink]]
|-
|2010-04-30
|{{InlineItem|A Beginner's Guide to Charming Snakes}}
|100 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|usable
|Grants [[Pastamancer]]s the skill [[Stringozzi Serpent]]
|-
|2010-06-25
|{{InlineItem|The Art of Slapfighting}}
|100 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|usable
|Grants [[Seal Clubber]]s the skill [[Iron Palm Technique]]
|-
|2010-10-07
|{{InlineItem|quantum taco}}
|5 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|food
|Provides the consumption results of a random [[:Category:Food|food]]
|-
|2011-01-11
|{{InlineItem|The Autobiography Of Dynamite Superman Jones}}
|100 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|usable
|Grants [[Disco Bandit]]s the passive skill [[Kung Fu Hustler]]
|-
|2011-02-24
|{{InlineItem|strange cube}}
|100 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
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|Puzzle
|-
|2011-08-23
|{{InlineItem|NPZR chemistry set}}
|50 {{plural|twinkly wad}}
|usable
|Creates a total of 20 potions granting [[irresistibility potion|+combat]], [[invisibility potion|+noncombat]], or [[irritability potion|+15 ML]]
|-
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==Notes==
*The trader's foreign language is [[Wikipedia:ROT13|ROT13]]. The translation is:
*:Hail to you, potential customer! Do I have a deal for you! I have travelled far, all the way from Distant Lands, to trade with you and your simple people! I have a great need for twinkly wads where I live, and I would be willing to trade you these wonderful items for any that you have.
**On July 15, 2008, he said instead that he had "great need for strange shiny discs".
*The January 15, 2007, Jick and Skullhead radio show suggested that the trader's initial disappearance was because the Trader was meant to ''sink'' [[twinkly wad]]s, when in fact the number of twinkly wads in the economy surged due to people [[Pulverize|pulverizing]] equipment quickly to either trade in or sell the wads. On April 1, 2007, the [[Deactivated O. A. F.]] succeeded in sinking 2.5 million twinkly wads (according to the April 2, 2007, radio show.)
*If you view the source of the page you can see that the hidden field called "action" has the value of "For Gnomeregan!"
*Failure to select an item for trade will result in the message, "The trader is not trading for that item."
*On January 6, 2010, the Trader began to accept wads directly from [[Hagnk's Ancestral Mini-Storage|Hagnk's]], allowing players to trade while in [[hardcore]] or [[Ascension#Normal Difficulty|ronin]]. Items purchased with wads from Hagnk's arrive in a [[foreign box]].

==References==
*[[Wikipedia:Benedict Arnold|Benedict Arnold]] became famous for being a ''[[Wikipedia:treason|traitor]]'' in the American Revolution.
*The message posted under Announcements for the trader's arrival may be a reference to the Mystery Trader in the game [[Wikipedia:Stars!|Stars!]].
*Gnomeregan is the home city of the gnomes in the online [[Wikipedia:Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG]] [[Wikipedia:World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]. Conquered by monsters, it is now a World Dungeon or [[Wikipedia:Instance dungeon|instance]].

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