[Wylde]

So do we need to train skills via the vendors?  If so, why?

On commercial UO specific vendors trained specific skills only, and I think that was how it was on Comraich 2016 as well.  This might need some more checking, what types of vendors did you actually try?

I basically tried creating everything that was a vendor not just a named character in the list, like farmer, ranger, gypsy animal trainer, probably 40 or so, etc. 

Do we need it? unsure, but just testing and with the current scripts its not working properly except in the cases I mentioned previously: i.e. merchant replies for xxx gold ill train you in it.  
I know some skills are very difficult to get started from zero, so there may be some reasons to have them working right.