merchants

[Maroslav]

I have one question about merchant skill lvl. Why my merchants literaly ever, in every mod, loosing their skills with embarasing loyal to coin, selveserving etc etc etc(depended on mod) and why Ai merchants dont? next fair balance? when my merchant 50 years old standing on some valuable post like silk,gold etc. but lose 2 point in few turn bcoz of some and senseless need of balance, than come some young idiot and confiscate him. i am mad ever when i see it. some old skilled merchant about 50 yo destroyed by some 30 yo clown which yet exited town

[Gigantus]

The trait triggers for merchants are not very balanced, but as a general rule it helps to recruit merchants from high level markets and preferably from settlements that have a merchant guild. That already gives a few levels at start.