Trader

Overview
The Trader is an uncontrollable NPC that will make occasional visits to your colony to buy and sell various resources, equipment, food, and medicine. The Trader's supply of goods for sale and what items he is willing to buy from the colony will be randomly generated each time he visits.

When he arrives, you will receive an alert message. The Trader arrives near the Bonfire, just like migrant colonists. After a while, the Trader will prepare to leave. There is a small window of time after receiving the "Trader is leaving" message before he actually leaves.

The Trader is also a faction that can trigger events. Trader may occasionally request help defending themselves from pirates. When this happens, trader runs into the village and a pirate captain with two mates assaults the town.

For information on the act of trading itself, see Trading.