He is mixed blood dwarf and Greykin Hill People (nurth descendant – his mother Ogne).

Family: His father was a dwarven glass blower from Sun Stone Top (he left his family because he did not want to follow the path of stone mason) who met his mother in Nupath. They met in the town and fell in love. His father settled there, opening a small business of specialty goods. He is an only child, his father was 100 when he met his mother. She gave birth to him, and died about 20 years later. His father passed away 3 years ago, and he moved his operation to Ten Stacks, where he could expand his clientele. He pays the town of Nupath for access to the special materials his family used, and makes dozens of basic glass goods to send to them for free each year. He makes a twice a year sabbatical for 2-3 weeks each time to renew ties and keep up contacts.

Secret Ingredients: From the Quorthal Mineral Springs near Nupath is a small natural supply of a rare soda ash and nearby are the limestone caverns off Yillak Ravine to provide calcium carbonate for making special glass projects.

Secret Skill: Although others in the area also provide occult discernment services, Dahks does as well. This is not published or told to anyone but a few. His mother tried to have him apprenticed to a magus of Quizzman’s shoppes, but his aptitude was wanting and he did not show much interest. He came away with knowledge of the rituals of knowing, but little else. He employs this only for a select few folk that he insists keep this ability hidden to others. They pay for his discreetness.

Special Equipment

Ogne’s Aerator

Ogne’s Aerator is actually a enclosed glass ‘system’ that includes a piece of strange flesh that radiates UW light, radioactive glass that shines and amplifies it, and 3 distilling/aeration chambers. It is used to help produce some rather unique glass-based materials. The use of this requires respirators and a safely enclosed lab to prevent airborne toxins from being inhaled or getting into the eyes.

Prices Negotiated with PCs

• Glass Bead Smoke Pellets (common) > Single small beads that trigger a large volume of colored smoke when exposed to air.
  > 20x20x20 – fades after 3 rnds then disperse/partial cover
  = 10sc
• {Minor} Glass Bombs (rare) > 2 chamber explosives that trigger off the breaking of them and mingling of the components.
  > DC 11 Dexterity save; 2d6 in center 5′ sq; d6 in all directions 5′
  = 40sc
• Salted Salve > Literally normal salve with fine salt and quartzite heated into a paste that increases the potency of salve by 1; Requires the salve to start.
  > For each 1 pt. of treated salve, it will heal 2; only keeps for 60 days
  = 2sc. per point treated (the original cost to buy base salve is 10sc for 10 points worth); Min = 2 batches
• Improved Healing Potion > Adding the salted salve to a normal (2d4+2/7) healing potion to increase its effects by +3 total/10); Requires a Potion of Healing to start.
  = 25sc
• Triggered Resistance > Can alter a Potion of Resistance so that it can be triggered on the first time the imbibers body takes the noted damage in 24 hours (for 1 hour) after drinking it.
  > Fomulaes Known: Fire, Acid
  = 100sc.

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Actual Motive(s): Knowledge of the happenings in the area – securing his position and business opportunity is a high priority. He will maintain his good relations with all parties in Ten Stacks above ANY others, and is willing to sacrifice the safety and secrets of anyone who jeopardizes that. He is also a connoisseur of fine whiskey; his special clients know that this appreciation can be used to bargain with him.

Actual Fear(s): Having his odd occult skills made known and being forced to be overseen by the occult institutions.