Merchant's Guildmaster

Merchant's Guildmaster
Personal Information
Japanese	商人会議長
Romaji	Akindokai Gichō
Gender	Male
Race	Human Race Dwarf
Affiliation	Regency Council Dwarf Kingdom
Occupation	Merchant's Guildmaster
Residence	Feo Jera
Media Information
Light Novel	Overlord Volume 11

Merchant's Guildmaster (商人会議長) is one of the members of the Regency Council of the Dwarf Kingdom.

Personality

The Merchant's Guildmaster has a capitalistic mindset. He was willing to sell his people's traditional craft to Ainz, seeing it as outdated and a cheap bargain. His philosophy is that deals ca only be made between two equal parties in equal circumstances. Therefore, he believes that it would be impossible to make a proper deal with someone's who's more powerful than the other party.

Background

Once, there had been an organization called the Merchant's Guild, but due to the lack of traders and trade in general, the title of Merchant's Guildmaster was now a hollow position in charge of foreign affairs.

Chronology

The Craftsman of Dwarf Arc

Main article: The Craftsman of Dwarf Arc

During the negotiation with the Sorcerer King, when Ainz offer undead labor was proposed, the Merchant's Guildmaster believed that Ainz Ooal Gown wanted the dwarves to purchase them so that they could excavate minerals in large quantities, then there would be an ample surplus. He believed that it was a way to keep the price of ores low.

When the Regency Council held a private discussion, his words of support with the Commander-in-Chief brought many of the councilors to accept the assistance from the Sorcerer Kingdom.

When the Forgemaster disappeared, having stole the ingot he was entrusted with from Ainz, the Merchant Guildmaster advised against shying from the fact one of their own committed a treacherous act. He suggested the council come clean and hope for the best when they informed the Sorcerer King.

Abilities and Powers

The Merchant's Guildmaster is in charge of all foreign affairs in the Dwarf Kingdom. Though his position has fallen into decline, due to the difficulties of trading with other nations.

Relationships

Ainz Ooal Gown

Like his fellow dwarf councilors, he was also terrified of the Sorcerer King. However, he did see merit of his nation aligning itself with the Sorcerer Kingdom, as it could provide both parties with mutual profitable opportunities.

Forgemaster

When he sided with Ainz's proposal for an alliance in exchange for his country's runesmiths, he earned the disdain of the Forgemaster who called him a traitor for sending his people to slavery.

Quotes

• (To the Councilors): "I believe we can all accept what the Sorcerer King is saying. It makes perfect sense. I'd do the same in his position, picking the Dwarves over the Quagoa."
• (Regarding the Sorcerer King): "Ah, it’s not as though we could make a fair deal with such a thing, right? Generally speaking, deals can only be made between two equal parties in equal circumstances, right? Therefore, it’s de facto impossible to make a proper deal with someone who’s far more powerful than you."
• (To the Councilors about Forgemaster): "It's a bad move. That leads to the problem of us covering things up. We might as well come clean and beg forgiveness. Besides, have we found him yet? For all we know, he might be in the belly of a magical beast now. If only we could recover the ingot...that idiot."

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