Where can I recruit and edit companions?

[trevorbergershank]

So I'm at the first town with the tavern after leaving the Lady Vengeance, presumably this is Act 2. I know that there is the Lizard sgt back on the boat that can be used to hire companions, and that they can be customised by using the mirror in the lower deck.

Are there more NPCs that do the same things and 'sell' companions? If so where are they located? And are there more magic mirrors? The reason I ask is that obviously the companions the lizard sells never change do they? So if I want a human male Knight from here I can never have one as the Knight she sells is a female lizard. That and I want to customise their abilities and having someone who sells a male human Knight would be a lot easier than buying the human male inquisitor and having to have him learn all the Knight skills.

Really enjoying the game so far but it would be so much better for me with a fully custom Party, although I would possibly keep Ifan.

[trevorbergershank]

Wow, fast moving board, bump

[Ceredh]

I did no find another mercenary dealer yet. And no magical mirror except a blue one with another function. There were not so many magical mirrors produced at all in the universe.

So you say it is not possible to change the race and sex of the mercenaries? That's bad. If so, I don't see a way to get a knight human mercenary of your wish other than how you described.

[trevorbergershank]

Originally posted by Ceredh:

I did no find another mercenary dealer yet. And no magical mirror except a blue one with another function. There were not so many magical mirrors produced at all in the universe.

So you say it is not possible to change the race and sex of the mercenaries? That's bad. If so, I don't see a way to get a knight human mercenary of your wish other than how you described.

What does the blue mirror do and where is it located?

I suppose the method of hiring any human male of any class and simply speccing him to be a knight and giving him the skill books isn't the worst idea, I just find it to be a strange system. For an RPG with such strong immersion etc it seems pretty obvious to me a lot of player, myself included, would rather have a party full of their own creations rather than presets.

Having a custom party was one of the best features of Pillars of Eternity, and whilst I much prefer this game, they really should have copied it. Hopefully there is another merc vendor and someone will know where.

[trevorbergershank]

Can anyone shed some more light on this? Is there anywhere else where mercs can be bought?

[Dr.Fumetastic]

Originally posted by trevorbergershank:

Can anyone shed some more light on this? Is there anywhere else where mercs can be bought?

No

[trevorbergershank]

Originally posted by Dr.Fumetastic:

Originally posted by trevorbergershank:

Can anyone shed some more light on this? Is there anywhere else where mercs can be bought?

No

Really? That's a pretty major flaw if that's the case. Hopefully it can be addressed in the future. Like, if I want to design a human male Knight companion, the best way to do that simply can't be to take another human male merc and have to edit him to be a Knight and buy him the skill books.

Strange design decision by the devs. Surely would have been easier to allow the creation of companions at will. Along with the very obvious mechanic that every game should have, of allowing you to edit character at any time from the menu.

[trevorbergershank]

In fact, does anyone know how it works if you recruit the Knight, let's say, does the Knight disappear from the merc vendor list? Or are they replaced with another Knight?