Hobbit Farmer

Hobbit farmers are special NPCs in that the player can both trade and hire units from them. They are a type of Hobbit, and will spawn in Hobbit farms in the Shire.

In order to trade with the Hobbit farmer, the player must not have a negative Hobbits alignment (even +0 Hobbits alignment will do). However, the player must have at least +50 Hobbit alignment to hire units.

Behavior
Hobbit farmers dwell in the upper layer of their farmhouses, and often have Hobbit farmhands nearby to help out with their work. They carry a hoe in one hand and a silver coin in the other, while on their head, they wear a leather hat.

Hobbit farmers are normally passive mobs. When provoked by the player, the Hobbit farmer may fight back, but when attacked by other mobs such as Orcs, he/she will flee.

Trading
Hobbit farmers sell produce from their farms. This includes vegetables such as carrots, potatoes, and pipeweed leaves. They also sell a variety of seeds, as well as items from the barn (wool, leads, buckets of milk, etc.).

Hobbit farmers will buy items that they need for farming. These include all types of hoes, buckets, and bonemeal.

Hiring
Currently, the only unit hire-able from a Hobbit farmer is the Hobbit farmhand. Similar to the slaves of Núrn, Hobbit farmhands will help the player sow and harvest crops. To hire this unit, the player must have at least +50 Hobbits alignment and pay 28 silver coins.