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Traveling merchants were the most difficult to create and the most interesting. So, I started them first.
Game created merchant, his chest and placed them into the map. I traded some items with them, worked well.
Then I attacked and killed merchant and his chest and looted remains. Frankly, it was too easy, merchant and chest would have guards and become stronger.

    Yes, yes, yes. Sapient pearwood chest is biting. :)