The Merchants

	The Merchants; あきんど, Akindo
Members

The Merchants (あきんど, Akindo) is a military unit in Suikoden.

Information

The merchants were a special operations unit of the Toran Liberation Army, led by Kun To and backed by Chandler and Chapman. This group would attempt to persuade Imperial Army soldiers to switch sides on the field of battle through the use of their excellent public speaking and negotiation skills.

References

Genso Suikoden Encyclopaedia (ISBN 4-575-16297-3), page 15
Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia, page 22

Characters
Characters - Enemies - Equipment - Items - Locations - Runes
108 Stars (Battle)	Hero I • Alen • Anji • Antonio • Blackman • Camille • Cleo • Clive • Crowley • Eikei • Eileen • Flik • Fu Su Lu • Fukien • Fuma • Futch • Gen • Gon • Gremio • Grenseal • Griffith • Hellion • Hix • Humphrey Mintz • Juppo • Kage • Kai • Kamandol • Kanak • Kasim Hazil • Kasumi • Kessler • Kimberly • Kirke • Kirkis • Kreutz • Krin • Kuromimi • Kwanda Rosman • Leonardo • Lepant • Lester • Liukan • Lorelai • Lotte • Luc • Maas • Mace • Meese • Meg • Milia • Milich Oppenheimer • Mina • Moose • Morgan • Mose • Pahn • Pesmerga • Quincy • Ronnie Bell • Rubi • Sansuke • Sarah • Sergei • Sheena • Sonya Shulen • Stallion • Sydonia • Sylvina • Tai Ho • Tengaar • Valeria • Varkas • Viktor • Warren • Yam Koo
108 Stars (Support)	Apple • Chandler • Chapman • Esmeralda • Gaspar • Georges • Giovanni • Hugo • Ivanov • Jabba • Jeane • Joshua Levenheit • Kasios • Kun To • Ledon • Leon Silverberg • Marco • Marie • Mathiu Silverberg • Maximillian • Melodye • Onil • Qlon • Rock • Sancho • Taggart • Templeton • Tesla • Viki • Vincent de Boule • Window • Zen
Other playable characters	Odessa Silverberg • Ted
Non-player characters	Ain Gide • Barbarosa Rugner • Black • Chief of the Dwarves • Chief of the Elves • Claudia • Geil Rugner • Grady • Hanzo • Kanaan • Kraze Miles • Leknaat • Mina (cat) • Minister • Neclord • Rosh • Sanchez • Star Dragon Sword • Teo McDohl • Thrash • Village Chief • Windy • Yuber • Zorak
Locations
Scarlet Moon Empire
Arus	Banner Mountains • Fortress of Kwaba • Floating Fortress of Shasarazade • Gregminster (Floating Garden • Gregminster Palace • Scarlet Moon Inn) • Lenankamp (Keyaki Inn) • Magician's Island • Mt. Seifu • Mt. Tigerwolf • Rockland • Sarady • Tolna Canal
Dana	Banner Mines • Banner Mountains • Kalekka • Kirov • Rokkaku Hamlet • Secret Factory
Dragon Knight's Domain	Dragon Knights' Fortress • Dragon's Den • Seek Valley
Gouran	Fortress of Garan • Great Forest Village • Kaku • Kouan • Seika
Great Forest	Dwarf Trail • Dwarves' Vault (Dwarf Mines) • Forest of Illusion • Kobold Village • Lukie Ende Towayo • Pannu Yakuta Castle • Village of the Dwarves • Village of the Elves
Kunan	Antei • Rikon • Scarleticia Castle • Soniere Prison • Teien
Lorimar	Fortress of Lorimar • Liukan's Hermitage • Neclord's Castle • Qlon Temple (Cave of the Past) • Warriors' Village
Senan	Fortress of Duha • Fortress of Rakan • Moravia • Northern Checkpoint • Pirate's Fortress
Lore
Events	Gate Rune War (Battle at Pannu Yakuta Castle • Battle at Fortress of Garan • First Battle at Scarleticia Castle • Second Battle at Scarleticia Castle • First Battle with Teo • Second Battle with Teo • Battle at the Northern Checkpoint • Battle at Floating Fortress Shasarazade • The Last Battle) • Kalekka Incident • New Liberation Army's Founding Day • War of Succession
Races	Dwarf • Elf • Gulhorse • Human • Kobold
True Runes	Dragon Rune • Gate Rune • Night Rune • Rune of Life and Death • Sovereign Rune • True Wind Rune
Terms	Astral Predications • Binoculars • Blueprints • Bronze Axe • Clift • Dragon King Sword • Earring • Engine • Fake Orders • Final Battle • Fire Spear • Flowing Water Cane • Great Contract • Hikusaak • Karak • Kilauea Shulen • Kirinji • Lake Toran • Mathiu's Letter • Moonlight Herb • Prakk • Qlon (priest) • Rokkaku Hamlet • Sadhna Stream • Tolna Canal • Toran (region) • Village of the Hidden Rune