The Merchant (商人 Shōnin) is a non-playable combat physical class that is introduced in Fire Emblem Awakening. The exclusive class of NPCAnnas, the Merchant class wields Lances as its sole weapon of choice. If successfully protected from being felled during map skirmishes, the player will be rewarded with items and/or gold.
Ironically, Merchants are among the weakest classes in the game (tied with their brother class for the lowest stat caps), yet the most difficult boss in the series is of this class.