Evon Gnashblade

Evon Gnashblade

Раса

Charr

Локация

Lion's Arch
(Kryta)

Evon Gnashblade is the leader of the Black Lion Trading Company, and can be found at the top of the stairs inside the building.

Dialogue

Welcome to my Trading Company! I am Evon Gnashblade, and have new stock arriving all the time! I aim to flank, encircle, and eliminate the competition!"

What is the Black Lion Trading Company?

It is the ultimate trading machine! We have available a trading post, a currency exchange, and a gem store!

Tell me about your trading post.

We allow you to buy and sell the spoils of battle with other adventurers! No merchant middlemen! Talk to my traders on the main floor!

Interesting. Can I ask you something else?

I think I will. Thank you for your time.

Tell me about your gem store.

I carry unusual items for adventurers. Costumes! Minis! Keys! Dyes! Boosters! A cornucopia for the well-traveled hero! All available for a reasonable amount of gems!

Why gems?

Coinage is malleable, but gems, ah, they are eternal! You may purchase gems with coins of many lands!

Curious. Can I ask you something else?

Many lands you say? Thank you.

Tell me about your currency exchange.

Ah, it is a thing of beauty. You can exchange gems for gold, or gold for gems. The gems can be used in our gem store.

Thanks for the information. May I ask something else?

Thank you. I will be sure to check it out.

What's your goal with this company?

I intend to dominate the marketing battlefield and deliver the finest and most unique items to my customers[sic]

You do this by yourself?

I have trustworthy traders throughout Tyria, along with my aide-de-camp, a sylvari named Sareb. Look for our banners!

Interesting. Can I ask something else?

I may have seen her on the way in. Thanks.

Is it odd that a charr is running a trading company?

Nay! The same principles apply to both trade and combat! A stout heart and sufficient supplies will always carry the day! I love the smell of commerce in the morning!

I bet it smells like victory. Can I ask something else?

Interesting philosophy. Good luck with that.

That's an aggressive sales pitch. I wish you well.

Trivia

• The line '"I love the smell of commerce in the morning!" is a reference to the line "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." from the movie Apocolypse Now.
• The line "The same principles apply to both trade and combat!" could be a reference to the practice of many modern business applying the principles of Sun Tzu in his book The Art of War.