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Get a job!

  • 1 of 16: If you're looking for criminal-type jobs, check with Decker at The Maltese Falcon.
  • 2 of 16: Or get into the Thieves Circle.
  • 3 of 16: Otherwise continue.
  • 4 of 16: Have you seen all the caravans here?
  • 5 of 16: Has anyone mentioned a job or work to you?
  • 6 of 16: Have you checked the bulletin board for job postings?
  • 7 of 16: The bulletin board is downtown.
  • 8 of 16: Several caravans are hiring armed guards.
  • 9 of 16: You'll get passage to certain locations as well as decent pay.
  • 10 of 16: You WILL get in a fight, however.
  • 11 of 16: How tough seems to be random, though.
  • 12 of 16: Check the FarGo Traders, the Crimson Caravan, and the Water Merchants.
  • 13 of 16: If you talk with Beth at the weapons store, she can give you some insight into what working for each group is like.
  • 14 of 16: The Water Merchants go out the most often, pay the least, and have the least dangerous route. The Crimson Caravan go out the least, pay the most, and have the most dangerous route. Far Go Traders fall somewhere in between.
  • 15 of 16: There's also the missing caravans.
  • 16 of 16: The Far Go Traders are hiring someone to investigate that problem.