Morrowind:Mudcrab Merchant

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Mudcrab (mudcrab_unique)
Location	Azura's Coast Region, [9,-10]
Species	Mudcrab	Soul	Petty (5)
Level	1	Type	Beasts
Attacks
1-5pts melee
Merchant
Gold	10000	Mercantile	Creature (0)
Buys	Armor Weapons Potions
Other Information
Health	20	Magicka	5
Alarm	0	Fight	50

The Mudcrab Merchant is a friendly Mudcrab who can be found on a small island just to the east of Mzahnch in the Azura's Coast region (map). The closest settlements to his location are Vivec to the west and Suran to the north-west. He is an easter egg and is notable as the richest of all merchants in the game, and also because he is (along with the Creeper) one of the only two creature merchants, meaning that he will buy and sell items at their base value, rather than adjusting their prices according to Disposition and Mercantile skill as NPC merchants do. Be careful, as he is indistinguishable from an ordinary Mudcrab until you enter dialogue with him (he is labelled "Mudcrab"), and is located in an area where there may be other Mudcrabs nearby, so be careful not to kill him by accident.

The Mudcrab Merchant deals in fewer goods than the Creeper, though he makes up for it by having more money to barter with (Armor and weapons tend to be among the most expensive items anyhow). Still, if 10000 gold still isn't enough to sell some of the more valuable items, there are a few ways to can work around it:

• Sell him cheaper items first, then wait a day, come back and buy the cheaper items back from him and then use his temporarily increased gold stash to sell the more expensive things. You can then sell him back the cheaper items the next day.
• There are also numerous 3rd-party mods available which make him rich enough to afford the more expensive items, as well as expanding the types of goods he buys.

As a creature, Mudcrab is one of the few merchants who will purchase Skooma (but not Moon Sugar, since he doesn't deal in ingredients).

[edit] Notes

• There are a few reports saying that the Mudcrab's inventory can reset, ie all the items you have sold him will disappear forever. Don't sell him anything you aren't willing to lose.
• The Mudcrab Merchant can be guided to a more convenient location using Command Creature spells. Water Walking and Fortify Speed spells help to speed him along. Be aware though, if you have already sold quite a few items, he may be too encumbered to move.

[edit] Wares

• Negative numbers indicate restocking items.

Item	Qty
Drinks
Greef	-3
Mazte	-2
Shein	-2
Sujamma	-3