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Priest (Healer and Occultist)
Mercenary (Hunter and Soldier)
Spy (Scout and Minstrel)
Mage (Academic and Thaumaturge)

Profession

This section describes 4 Professions, each with 2 Trades.
You must choose one as the basis for your character.

Priest

Main Attribute: Intuition
Knowledge: Choose 5 from The Arcane, Customs (High), Customs (Low), Cultural History, Divination, Local History, Local Politics, Medicine, Nature, and Religion.
(Divination is unique to Priests.)

Divine Sight: Once per day, you can use Divination to gain a +3 to one Action test. If you get more successes than required this way, recover that many in your Thaumic Wellspring.

Priest Healer

As a Healer, the recommended second highest Attribute is Dexterity, as you will be working with your hands in delicate situations.

Sacred Hope: When you use Divine Sight, you may heal that many total levels in Mental Harm instead of recovering your Thaumic Wellspring.

Set the following Actions to these Attributes:
Endure (Intuition)
Track (Reason)
Persuade (Presence)
Intimidate (Presence)

Main Action: Endure or Finesse
Talents: Field Medic, Mend, Blessing
Resources: 3-6
Equipment: Knife, Healer's bag with medical equipment, liquor or fine wine, weak tincture, weak horse or pet dog or nutritious provisions.
Arcane Words: 5
Thaumic Wellspring: 8

Priest Occultist

As an Occultist, the recommended second highest Attribute is Strength, as you will need the vigor of your body to channel the gods.

Holy Vigor: When you use Divine Sight, you may heal that many total levels in Physical Harm instead of recovering your Thaumic Wellspring.

Set the following Actions to these Attributes:
Endure (Intuition)
Track (Reason)
Persuade (Presence)
Intimidate (Presence)

Main Action: Endure or Intimidate
Talents: Mark of the Gods, Medium, Absolution
Resources: 2-4
Equipment: Knuckle duster or quarterstaff, gemstone, powdered stag's horn or tinder box, dagger or cooking pot.
Arcane Words: 5
Thaumic Wellspring: 9

Mercenary

Main Attribute: Strength
Knowledge: Choose 5 from Barter, Customs (Foreign), Customs (Low), Cultural History, Local History, Local Politics, Martial Arts, Militia, Nature, and Navigation.
Militia is unique to Mercenaries.

Tactician:
When you succeed on a test during combat and get extra successes, you may issue an order to an ally. Doing so costs one success. If they follow your order, they gain +2 to their next test (can be chosen multiple times to give orders to different people).

Mercenary Hunter

As a Hunter, the recommended second highest Attribute is Dexterity, as you will need to be a good shot.
You may optionally choose to have Dexterity be your highest Attribute. If you do, your second highest Attribute is Strength.

Warden: When you use Navigation or Nature Knowledge, if you fail the roll you may make a re-roll once.

Field Experience: You take no Finesse penalty from using Light Armor.

Set the following Actions to these Attributes:
Endure (Strength)
Track (Intuition)
Persuade (Reason)
Intimidate (Presence)

Main Action: Strike or Shoot
Talents: Bloodhound, Herbalist, Marksman
Resources: 3-5
Equipment: Longbow, hunting knife, hunting trap or other hunting equipment
Arcane Words: 1
Thaumic Wellspring: 4

Mercenary Soldier

As a Soldier, the recommended second highest Attribute is Intuition, as you will need to read all kinds of situations.

Seasoned: You may use Militia Knowledge for any Maneuver in Combat.

Trained Protection: You take no Finesse penalty from using Medium armor and only -1 from using Heavy Armor.

Set the following Actions to these Attributes:
Endure (Strength)
Track (Reason)
Persuade (Presence)
Intimidate (choose)

Main Action: Strike or Force
Talents: Battle-hardened, Tactician, Well-Traveled
Resources: 2-4
Equipment: Sword, Shield, Spear or Bow, maps.
Arcane Words: 2
Thaumic Wellspring: 4

Spy

Main Attribute: Dexterity
Knowledge: Choose 6 from Alchemy, Barter, Customs (High), Customs (Low), Cultural History, Local History, Local Politics, Martial Arts, Navigation, and Subterfuge.
Subterfuge is unique to Spies.

Practiced Deception: Once per day when you fail a test made with Subterfuge, you may reroll that test.

Spy Scout

As a Scout, the recommended second highest Attribute is Intuition, as you need to Read and Track your enemy's movements.

Instinctive: When you Push, you may add +3 (instead of +2) on Intuition tests.

Set the following Actions to these Attributes:
Endure (Intuition)
Track (Intuition)
Persuade (choose)
Intimidate (choose)

Main Action: Sneak
Talents: Focused, Steady-Handed, Tough as Nails, Field Experience
Resources: 5-7
Equipment: Rapier, crowbar or dagger, lockpicks, tinderbox, liquor or maps.
Arcane Words: 3
Thaumic Wellspring: 6

Spy Minstrel

As a Minstrel, the recommended second highest Attribute is Presence, as you will need to Persuade, Charm, and Intimidate others.

Charismatic: When you Push, you may add +3 (instead of +2) on Presence tests.

Set the following Actions to these Attributes:
Endure (choose)
Track (choose)
Persuade (Presence)
Intimidate (Presence)

Main Action: Finesse
Talents: Gossip Monger, Wordsmith, Well-Traveled
Resources: 2-7
Equipment: Dagger, musical instrument, writing utensils and paper, makeup or disguise,
Arcane Words: 4
Thaumic Wellspring: 6

Mage

Main Attribute: Reason
Knowledge: Choose 4 from Alchemy, The Arcane, Barter, Customs (Foreign), Customs (High), Local History, Medicine, Nature, Religion, and Thaumaturgy.
Thaumaturgy is unique to Mages.

Mage Academic

As an Academic, the recommended second highest Attribute is Intuition, as you will need to use all of your mental facilities to get where you want to go.

Special Interest: When you make an Academic gain 1 additional Knowledge of your choice (it doesn't have to be from the Mage list). When you use that Knowledge you may gain +2 instead of the usual +1 for that roll.

Set the following Actions to these Attributes:
Endure (Intuition)
Track (Intuition)
Persuade (Reason)
Intimidate (Presence)

Main Action: Study or Cast
Talents: Erudite, Knowledge is Reassuring, Dedicated Researcher, Quick Learner
Resources: 3-5
Equipment: Book collection or maps, writing utensils and paper, liquor or collection of small objects.
Arcane Words: 7
Thaumic Wellspring: 12

Mage Thaumaturge

As a Thaumaturge, the recommended second highest Attribute is Strength, as you will need to use your body and mind both to best wield magic.

Touching the Veil: When you Cast, the Thaumic Cost is always reduced by 1.

Set the following Actions to these Attributes:
Endure (Strength)
Track (Intuition)
Persuade (Reason)
Intimidate (Presence)

Main Action: Cast
Talents: Clarity of Mind, Famous, Heart of Stone, Thaumic Sight
Resources: 4-6
Equipment: Field kitchen, old scrolls, alchemical equipment or quarterstaff
Arcane Words: 9
Thaumic Wellspring: 12