Mercenary

A survivalist combatant who has seen the grim realities of the battlefield.

Favored Broad Skill:

• Survival

Favored Specialty Skills:

• [Modern Ranged Weapons] (/skills/modern-ranged-weapons/)
• [Melee Weapons] (/skills/melee-combat/)
• [Stamina- Endurance] (/skills/stamina/#endurance)
• [Interaction-Bargain] (/skills/interaction/#bargain)

Favored Perks:

• [Tough as Nails] (/perks_flaws/#tough-as-nails)

Automatic Flaw:

• [Code of Honor] (/perks_flaws/#code-of-honor) or [Old Injury] (/perks_flaws/#old-injury)

Starting Equipment:

A reliable weapon, a set of dog tags.

Special Ability:

Soldier of Fortune: Receive a -1 step bonus to [Survival] (/skills/survival/) or [Awareness- Intuition] (/skills/awareness/#intuition) when identifying ambushes or hostile intent.