Additionally, if the item is a weapon or armor, the buying price will be lowered if it is damaged. All other vendors will raise their purchase price and lower their buying price depending on how much they like you. You will almost never be able to buy or sell an item at base value, unless you exploit the Creature Merchants. (Examples include donations at Shrines or paying for a bed at Taverns, though these are in general very negligible.) Base Value īase value is the value an item has displayed in your inventory. Very few prices in Morrowind are non-negotiable. These factors will affect all types of commerce, including Merchants, Spell Merchants, Enchanters, Spellmakers, Repairs, Trainers, and Transport.
Mercantile can be raised simply by buying and selling items, or bribing people to increase their Disposition. Disposition can be raised via persuasion as well as by Reputation, both general Reputation and Faction Reputation if the merchant is a member of a faction.
Vendor prices are determined by both your Disposition with the merchant and your Mercantile skill.
