Hamous

STARTING GEAR

GEAR	IMAGE
Shirt
Grey trousers
Casual shoes

ATTRIBUTES

SKILLS

TRAITS

Unfit: Accelerated decrease in stamina when running

Short sighted: Morale decreases when not wearing any glasses

Bargainer: Able to bargain at local dealers

Strengths/Weaknesses:

Hamous is a rather unique recruit. His bargainer trait will allow you to spend less for equipment you purchase from local dealers and shops. The problem is that he's almost useless on the battlefield until he is leveled up.

He's got an extremely high starting stealth rating, but below-average dexterity and an extremely poor marksmanship rating. He also drains stamina more quickly thanks to his unfit trait and takes a morale hit until you find him a pair of glasses. His strength is decent, but his stamina issues don't really make rushing the enemy lines a safe option.

Tactics:

If you really need an extra merc in one of your squads, Hamous qualifies as that: a body capable of absorbing bullets and carrying stuff. You're better off focusing his efforts entirely on seeking out good deals from merchants and saving you money. Give him a knife or other melee weapon that he can use should he need to.

However, you'll benefit most by keeping Hamous out of the line of fire. Send him around to local shops and have him gather up supplies whenever you hire any new mercs or make major upgrade purchases.

Long-Term Play:

Hamous probably won't be leveling up too frequently if you use him as your deal-maker with local merchants, but just put his points into strength whenever he does.

Dexterity/marksmanship might seem tempting, but with strength being a much higher stat, it's a better route to take for forging Hamous into any kind of fighting force.

You can also split those points up and keep a flow going into agility, but remember that you'll generally be relying on Hamous' stealth skill whenever you send him into combat.