Alvard is an open-world NPC located in the Administrative Area, Fortress of Meropide, Fontaine. He is the owner of the Rag and Bone Shop.
He can be found under the 
icon on the map while the shop still has anything for purchase. The icon disappears upon buying the last item, signifying that there is nothing left to purchase, although Alvard can still be found there.
Shop[]
- Buying all items in the shop grants the Wonders of the World achievement Consumer Society.
- Once all items in the shop have been bought, the dialogue option to access the shop will instead lead to more dialogue, and the shop icon will no longer be presented on map.
- The Genius Invokation TCG cards and card back will be unavailable and marked with "" until after the first Daily Reset after buying "The Art of Negotiation."
- "The Art of Negotiation" becomes available in the shop one Daily Reset after completing the World Quest Series Unfinished Comedy.
| Item |  | Stock | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
  "The Art of Negotiation" | 20 | 1 | 20 |
  Motorized Autonomous Fonta Vending Machine: Modified | 250 | 1 | 250 |
   Blueprint: "Majesty of the Forbidden Fortress" | 500 | 1 | 500 |
  Blueprint: Linden Wood "Sturdy" Bunk | 250 | 1 | 250 |
  "Pure Water" | 15 | 5 | 75 |
  The Fortress of Meropide | 1,500 | 1 | 1,500 |
  Pankration! | 250 | 2 | 500 |
| Total cost for all items | |||
Location[]
Alvard's location
Additional context
Profile[]
Alvard is friends with Chamboduc and Wriothesley. When Alvard is out restocking goods, he lets Chamboduc take care of the shop.
Quests and Events[]
World Quests
Idle Quotes[]
All essential provisions!
- "Welcome to the Rag and Bone Shop, purveyor of all essential provisions."
Dialogue[]
Dialogue Set #1[]
Available before completing Step 9 of Game of the Rich.
- Alvard: The Rag and Bone Shop. You need it, we got it!
- I want to buy something.
- Alvard: Have you got enough Coupons?
- I'm just browsing...
- Alvard: Feel free to look at anything. But some stuff has been reserved already, so don't go breaking anything.
- Do you have anything for free?
- Alvard: Haha! You're a real funny one.
- Alvard: Go see Wolsey, if you haven't gotten your Welfare Meal yet today. He'll give you free food and a free smile. The only thing free here is the air you're breathing.
- See you.
- Alvard: Take care.
Dialogue Set #2[]
Available after completing Step 15 of Game of the Rich.
- Alvard: The Rag and Bone Shop. You need it, we got it!
- I want to buy something
- Alvard: Choose anything.
- (Opens shop interface)
- Where do you get your goods from?
- Alvard: No comment.
- Alvard: But all my goods are guaranteed safe, from legit sources, and my prices are fair. That's all I can say.
- Do you take orders?
- Alvard: Depends on who's ordering what. You'll understand that I can't be completely frank with you.
- See you.
- Alvard: Take care.
Dialogue Set #3[]
Available after buying everything in the Rag and Bone Shop.
- Alvard: The Rag and Bone Shop. You need it, we got it!
- I want to buy something
- Alvard: Haven't got anything worth looking at right now
- Let me shop!
- Alvard: We really haven't got anything worth looking at right now!
- Alvard: Last time you and Little Skylark bought all my stock. Then I had problems restocking. All my regulars were complaining they couldn't even get a bottle of Fonta. The reputational damage...
- Alvard: Anyway, there's nothing here worth your time. I suggest you try elsewhere
- Okay then...
- Alvard: Sorry. Take care.
- Where do you get your goods from?
- Alvard: No comment.
- Alvard: But all my goods are guaranteed safe, from legit sources, and my prices are fair. That's all I can say.
- Do you take orders?
- Alvard: Depends on who's ordering what. You'll understand that I can't be completely frank with you.
- See you.
- Alvard: Take care.
Trivia[]
- Julien Alvard was a French art critic known for having launched a modern art movement that he baptized Nuagisme in which young French and foreign painters participated in France.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Alvard |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 埃尔瓦德 Āi'ěrwǎdé |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 埃爾瓦德 Āi'ěrwǎdé |
| Japanese | アルヴァード Aruvaado |
| Korean | 에르바도 Ereubado |
| Spanish | Alvard |
| French | Alvard |
| Russian | Алвард Alvard |
| Thai | Alvard |
| Vietnamese | Alvard |
| German | Alvard |
| Indonesian | Alvard |
| Portuguese | Alvard |
| Turkish | Alvard |
| Italian | Alvard |
Change History[]
Released in Version 4.1
References[]
- ↑ Twitter: EN VA Self Announcement (Archived)