Trader
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| Release | 31 May 2005 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Race | Dwarf | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Trade Octagon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Pickpocket, Examine | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | A trader for the Purple Pewter mining company. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| NPC ID | 2109 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Links | MRND2109 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Traders are dwarves that found in Keldagrim, the capital of the Dwarven Realm. They work in the Trade Octagon, a large area in the city's massive palace.
The eight ruling companies of Keldagrim, the Consortium, are in constant need of labour, ore, and mining rights. Although some transactions are done formally behind desks by the companies' directors and secretaries, the large amount of trading performed often requires less formal methods. To accomplish this, the Consortium has hired traders to perform trades in the Trade Octagon.
Two traders for each company stand on each side of the Octagon, found in the centre of the city. Here they shout out their offers and look for potential deals. To help oversee this, the Trade Referee stands in the centre of the Octagon and ensures that the octagon runs as smoothly as possible.
Traders do not currently have roles in any quests, and cannot be talked to, but at level 90 Thieving, players may pickpocket them.
Pickpocketing
[edit | edit source]Pickpocketing the traders requires a Thieving level of 90 and gives 389.5 experience if successful. If a player fails to pickpocket a dwarf trader, they will be stunned for 4.8 seconds and dealt 10 damage + 3% of base life points. There are trade floor guards around which will attack players if the players fail to pickpocket them.
| Trader | |||||||||
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| Level required | 90  | ||||||||
| Thieving XP | 389.5 xp | ||||||||
| Type | Pickpocket | ||||||||
| Stun time | 5 ticks (3s) | ||||||||
| Damage | 10 + 3% of base life points | ||||||||
| Multiple loot potential | |||||||||
| Double loot | 100 90  | ||||||||
| Triple loot | 110 100 | ||||||||
| Quadruple loot | N/A | ||||||||
Success chance
[edit | edit source]The chance of successfully pickpocketing the trader depends on your Thieving level.
module=Pickpocketing success calculator
modulefunc=main
name=Pickpocketing success calculator
form=PickpocketingSuccessForm
result=PickpocketingSuccessResult
autosubmit=disabled
param=name|Name||hs|curr_level,18,1
param=curr_level|Thieving level|90|int|90-150
param=req||90|hidden
param=bonus_level||25|hidden
param=threshold||10|hidden
param=label||Pickpocketing traders|hidden
param=sticky_fingers|
Sticky Fingers|false|toggleswitch|||Increases the rate of auto-pickpocketing by 50%
param=discount|
Dodgy Derek's Finger Discount|None|buttonselect|None,One,Two,Three,Four,Five
param=ring_of_vitur|
Ring of Vitur worn|false|toggleswitch|||+5% success chance
param=magpie|
Magpie familiar|false|toggleswitch|||+3% success chance
param=crystal_mask|
Crystal Mask applied|false|toggleswitch||light_form|+15% success chance
Last 5 minutes
param=light_form|
Light Form used|false|toggleswitch|||Additional +15% success chance when used with Crystal Mask
param=gloves_of_silence|
Gloves of silence / 
exoskeleton bracers worn|false|toggleswitch|||+5% success chance; gloves and bracers give the same bonus
param=ardougne_cloak|
Ardougne achievements|false|toggleswitch|||+10% success chance after medium Ardougne achievements is completed, just applies within east and west Ardougne; applies everywhere once hard Ardougne achievements are complete
param=soul_in_a_box|
Soul-in-a-box active|false|toggleswitch|||+2% success chance
param=oblivious|
Oblivious perk|false|toggleswitch|||+5 boosted attempts
The success rate of continuous pickpocketing remains 100% within 16.2s (10 attempts).
Loot
[edit | edit source]The average Trader pickpocket is worth 341 coins.
| Item | Quantity | Rarity | GE price | High Alch | |
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 | Copper stone spirit | 1 | 41/240 | 48 | N/A |
 | Tin stone spirit | 1 | 16/240 | 116 | N/A |
 | Iron stone spirit | 1 | 41/240 | 9 | N/A |
 | Coal stone spirit | 1 | 12/240 | 14 | N/A |
 | Mithril stone spirit | 1 | 14/240 | 156 | N/A |
 | Adamantite stone spirit | 1 | 5/240 | 36 | N/A |
 | Runite stone spirit | 1 | 1/240 | 1,794 | N/A |
 | Barberry seed | 1 | 5/240 | 234 | 1 |
 | Butterfly flower seed | 1 | 5/240 | 169 | 48 |
 | Fly trap seed | 1 | 5/240 | 241 | 1 |
 | Prickly pear seed | 1 | 5/240 | 198 | 1 |
 | Sunchoke seed | 1 | 5/240 | 205 | 1 |
 | Potato cactus seed | 1 | 4/240 | 281 | 180 |
 | Reed seed | 1 | 6/240 | 82 | 24 |
 | Godly grapevine seed | 1 | 2/240 | 1,078 | 60 |
 | Snape grass seed | 1 | 3/240 | 429 | 12 |
 | Starbloom flower seed | 1 | 2/240 | 24,313 | 90 |
 | Coins | 100 | 43/240 | 100 | 100 |
 | Coins | 400 | 25/240 | 400 | 400 |
 | Sealed clue scroll (hard) | 1 | 1/480 | Not sold | N/A |
 | Court summons | 1 | Rare | 1 | 1 |
 | Crystal triskelion fragment 1 (m) | 1 | Very rare[d 1] | 39,986 | 39,986 |
 | Crystal triskelion fragment 2 (m) | 1 | Very rare[d 1] | 39,986 | 39,986 |
 | Crystal triskelion fragment 3 (m) | 1 | Very rare[d 1] | 39,986 | 39,986 |
Graphical updates
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Update history
[edit | edit source]- coldfix 19 February 2026 (Update):
- Reduced Pickpocketing XP for targets introduced with 120 Thieving, reflecting the changes outlined in the blog (approximately a 30% XP reduction).
- Pickpocket XP reduced to 389.5 (from 556.5)
- Reduced Pickpocketing XP for targets introduced with 120 Thieving, reflecting the changes outlined in the blog (approximately a 30% XP reduction).
- patch 19 May 2025 (Update):
- Dwarf traders have taken some lessons in self defence and can now better defend their pockets from thieves. They now do comparable damage to similar-level enemies.
- ninja 7 January 2014 (Update):
- Marker plants and clan vexillums can no longer be placed at Dwarf Traders.
- update 2 October 2013 (Update):
- To go along with Birthright of the Dwarves, every dwarf in the game is now up to date with stunning new graphics. The graphics team have really outdone themselves, giving every dwarf in Gielinor a character all their own, as well as the tough, stocky frames they deserve.
Trivia
[edit | edit source]- Traders originally dealt only 10 damage when stunning players. However, a week after the release of the Oblivious perk, their damage output was increased to balance the high XP gains the perk allowed.
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