Mercenary

Trained primarily in armed forms of combat, the mercenary is capable of taking down foes with a variety of weapons and techniques at their disposal.  There are four different fighting styles open to the mercenary; Grit Fighting, Dirty Tricks Fighting, Finesse Fighting, and Berserker.  Regardless of which path a mercenary chooses, they are the premier weapon users on the battlefield. 

Mercenaries should concentrate on their physical statistics with strength and endurance being common choices.  A mercenary is the master of melee weapon combat, able to utilize its melee weapons offensively and its parry, shields, or evasion defensively.

Mercenaries carry the following skill bonuses and penalties, depending on their chosen path.