Shopkeeper
Shopkeepers are buisness owners that own shops and stores, for various items, often split into different types of shopkeepers, some of which are the following : Basic shopkeepers, they are generalizers that sell a few cheap and easy-to-find healing and battle items, from foods to (OTC) medications to power-up drinks and snacks. Flora Shopkeepers, they own various plants, some local, some foreign, along with the items needed to care for them, like soil mixes, pots, pest control, plant food, and even gardening tools like pruning shears and weeders. Battle Shopkeepers, they sell battle items, like power-ups, either food, drinks or others, like medications, they often have power ups used exclusively by certain elementals as well. Food shopkeepers, they own various foods, from simple snacks to proper meals, as well as various drinks. Pharmacies, they own medicines, items that can help the consumer in ways food and drink typically cannot. Fishing Stores, that contain bait, lures and fishing rods and reels. Even Fashion Stores, that are mostly for hats, purses scarves and the like. And Liquor stores, with all sorts of booze, from wine, to rum, to vodka, to beer, to whiskey, to sake, to Tequilla.
Career
Qualifications
Often, shopkeepers need little expereince to start off, although ones who run buisnesses before are always prefered.
Career Progression
Keeping a neat and tighty store, using ideal branding to get a constant stream of custumors, always keeping in stock, ensuring the staff of your store are friendly and welcoming but also not slackers.
Payment & Reimbursement
The Pay of a shopkeeper can vary to an incredible amount depending on popularity, fame, and quality (the latter is sometimes optional in terms of sucess however). From rookie shopkeepers who struggle to get by paycheck-to-paycheck all the way to the buisness owners who have more gold then they could ever reasonibly spend.
Other Benefits
If one is sucessful enough, they can grow famous enough to start their own brand and become recognizable by the majority of folk. Also, in the case of extreme sucess, control of whatever sort of shop you run.
Perception
Purpose
It fills the purpose of selling items in return for gold.
Social Status
It depends, newer ones tend to be lower class, due to their economic status, while older ones that are more well known tend to be seen as more higher class and even idealized by new store owners.
Demographics
Young adults, typically lower-middle class ones, who want to work on their own and not be employed by someone else.
Operations
Tools
Cleaning Supplies, often a decent amount, considering how costumers can often be sloppy or even clumsy, dollies are often uesd to make stocking easier.
Materials
A decently sized location to set up shop, some cleaning supplies to keep it clean, and all the stock you need to keep the store running.
Workplace
Generally a large, open place, typically within a building, but some are made inside trees or by beachsides. The building based Shopkeepers typically contain many shelves, almost always stocked, a purchase counter to actually buy the items, and often, florecent lights.
Provided Services
They sell various goods and wares to anyone looking for certain items.
Dangers & Hazards
None really, aside from the few that sell toxic or otherwise dangerous materials.
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