# NPC Types ## Beautiful and Modest. Oh, not their type of woman? ## NPC Jobs **NPCs** are employees of **Ethernia; they work and get worked.** **NPCs** have different roles in **ClashingBlades** 1. A Merchant NPC 2. A Blacksmith NPC 3. A Guard NPC 4. A Portal NPC What's the difference between each NPC type? A **Merchant** NPC buys & sells items to sustain **Ethernia's** economy. A **BlackSmith** NPC helps forge and upgrade Equipment to make **Ethernia** a mighty City. A **Guard** NPC stands outside **Ethernia's** Gates and in town to protect the peace and fend off any monster attacks. A **Portal** NPC teleports you to various places within **Ethernia** for **LYKA**. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.clashingblades.com/the-game/npc/npc-types.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.