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I will assume that anyone of these choices can teach the reading and writing of languages given enough time. The additional skill will be thrown in as a little free flavour and, like commerce, it’s not as simple to teach to others.
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> The Stolen Generation. Descended from Cantonian slaves taken either during the War of Borders or more recently, she has never seen Romaine. Her father, himself a trusted slave, manages much of his Merchanta masters finances. This quiet and reserved teenager became the assistant bookkeeper growing up, and she has learnt his lessons well. But she made a promise to her dying mother, to return her ashes to the motherland, and she intends to keep it. [Commerce] + [Accounting]
> The Disgraced Scholar. Formerly a distinguished member of the Athenaeum caste, he had made his name with a widely respected dissertation on the rules of economics. But for the crime of questioning aloud some of the more draconian results that stem from adhering mindlessly to ancient Dictats, this free-thinker was given the choice between slavery or death. Far from downcast at his loss in status, the unflappable old scholar only seems to think that this punishment entirely proves his point. [Commerce] + [Law]
> The Wounded Mercenary. Hailing from the vassal cities outside of Nova Cathagi proper, everything this man learnt about the Cantonion language was from the time of his youth spent fighting there during the War of Borders. Mature age and telling wounds moved him first from Captain to Quartermaster, and then from quartermaster to slave when their mercenary band fell afoul of their own employers. The grim humour of this grizzled veteran shows through when he points out that he is one of the lucky ones, for he didn’t make nearly enough money fighting as fodder for the Pits like his comrades did. [Commerce] + [Tactics]
