Name: Harland Akris
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Appearance: Harland Akris is a lithe young man of just-below-average height. He tends to wear too-large clothes with plenty of pockets (to better carry his various "knick-knacks"). Quite tan from long hours avoiding his responsibilities outside, he keeps his brown hair cropped close, save for a short mohawk that he believes to be a sign of how cool he is.
Personality: Ever the slacker, Harland will go to great lengths to avoid doing work that he doesn't want to do. Usually, this involves him selling things to other people in exchange for them taking care of his chores. More recently, this has led him to accepting the responsibility of being a scout, so that he can avoid doing pretty much anything at home. It allows him a bit more breathing room, and the opportunity to pursue his goals of starting a serious business. Ultimately, this will involve gathering some Pokémon for production and security, establishing contacts in different regions, and getting some capital to help things run smoothly.
Likes: "Substances", Taking it Easy, Being Owed Favors
Dislikes: Mornings, Dealing with Emotions, Authority
Strengths: Salesman, Non-Squeamish, Hardy
Weaknesses: Greedy, Addict, Kind of Dumb
Biography: Born to a humble family in Slopadelphia, Harland was raised (for the most part) by his elderly grandmother. He never really knew his parents, but from what he has managed to piece together from his forgetful guardian, they were interested in cleaning up Kasparc. After he was born, they apparently continued with their efforts, only to disappear under mysterious circumstances when he was about three years old.
Since then, Harland tended to keep to himself. His grandmother kept a small garden in the cellar, and the herbs and vegetables she cultivated seemed to attract a lot of interest from the other older residents of Slopadelphia, and she was quick to teach the boy how to tend to the stock, prepare it for medicinal use, and distribute it to the old geezers. Seeing how many favors this earned the old lady created a strong drive in Harland to gain the same sort of appreciation for himself.
Somehow (inconceivably), this has led to Harland becoming quite heavily involved in drugs and alcohol. He sometimes struggles with using a bit too much of his own supply, but has nonetheless managed to put away quite a bit of money, and cultivate a number of favors from various people he's sold to in Slopadelphia.
With the opportunity to become a scout and explore Kasparc (he secretly believes that he was initially nominated because one of the people responsible for the decision didn't like the fact that he gave some product to their kid), he has decided to turn it into an opportunity.
After all - less supervision means that he can expand his operations.
Goal: Harland, as is his fashion, will do the minimum amount of actual work required to keep people from hassling him. He hopes to earn a bit of a reputation as a good kid, so his actual interests can go unnoticed (or at least, uninterrupted). Ultimately, he would like to gain a bit of power and access to better resources to expand his "business."
