Callings

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This information is reliable as of patch 2.0.199.1.

Callings are the name given to the Mutated Human subtypes. You can choose a calling during character creation. The corresponding True Kin starting types are called Castes.

List of Callings

The following information is as presented in-game, except that links are included where relevant. Along with their starting gear, all callings start with 2 empty waterskins and 6d86-48 (Avg: 27)torch (unburnt).

Calling	Stat Bonus	Skills	Build Code	Starting Equipment	Starting Items
Apostle	+2 Ego	Customs and Folklore Intimidate Proselytize	a	1 staff 1 witchwood wreath 1 cloth robe 1 leather moccasins	2 waterskins with 32 drams of fresh water each 1-2 goat jerky
Arconaut	+2 Agility	Short Blade Tinkering Scavenger Acrobatics Spry	b	2 bronze daggers 1 short bow 1 pocketed vest 1 vinewood sap mask	1 waterskin with 32 drams of fresh water 1 canteen with 32 drams of fresh water 1 basic toolkit 6-12 wooden arrows 2-3 canned mystery meat 1-4 things from Junk 1 2-4 things from Artifact 1 1-4 things from Scrap 1
Greybeard	-1 Strength +3 Willpower	Cudgel Berate Calloused +100 reputation with bears	c	1 walking stick 1 cloth robe 1 sandals	1 waterskin with 32 drams of fresh water 8-10 bear jerky
Gunslinger	+2 Agility	Pistol Weak Spotter +200 reputation with mysterious strangers	d	2 borderlands revolvers 1 woven tunic	1 waterskin with 32 drams of fresh water 45-65 lead slugs 3-4 beetle jerkies
Marauder	+2 Strength	Axe Dismember Charge Butchery	e	1 bronze battle axe 1 furs	1 waterskin with 32 drams of fresh water 45-65 lead slugs 8-10 bear jerkies
Pilgrim	+2 Willpower	Self-discipline Fasting Way Iron Mind Wayfaring	f	1 staff 1 cloth robe 1 sandals	2 waterskins with 32 drams of fresh water each 2-3 crusty loaf
Nomad	+2 Toughness	Wayfaring Wilderness Lore: Salt Pans Harvestry Weathered +200 reputation with the Issachari tribe	g	1 recycling suit 1 goggles	1 waterskin with 32 drams of fresh water 4-5 salthopper chips 1 desert kris
Scholar	+2 Intelligence	Tinkering First Aid Heal Tactics Hurdle Customs and Folklore Harvestry Wilderness Lore: Random Wilderness Lore: Random	h	1 staff 1 cloth robe 1 leather moccasins	1 waterskin with 32 drams of fresh water 1 basic toolkit 1-2 goat jerky
Tinker	+2 Intelligence	Tinkering Lay Mine / Set Bomb Disassemble Repair Tinker I +100 reputation with the Barathrumites	i	1 bronze dagger 1 cloth robe 1 leather moccasins	1 waterskin with 32 drams of fresh water 1 basic toolkit 1-2 goat jerky 1-4 things from Junk 1 2-4 things from Artifact 1 1-4 things from Scrap 1
Warden	+2 Strength	Long Blade Shield Shield Slam Bow and Rifle Pistol +300 reputation with the Fellowship of Wardens	j	1 iron long sword 1 leather armor 1 iron buckler 1 leather moccasins	1 waterskin with 32 drams of fresh water 1 canteen with 32 drams of fresh water -6 witchwood barks 8-10 goat jerky
Water Merchant	+2 Ego	Snake Oiler +200 reputation with water barons Allowed entrance to many settlements for purposes of trade	k	1 bronze dagger 1 woven tunic 1 cloth robe 1 leather moccasins	7 waterskins with 32 drams of fresh water each 1 canteen with 32 drams of fresh water 2 additional empty waterskins 1-2 goat jerky 1 merchant's token 3-4 things from Junk 1 2-3 things from Artifact 1
Watervine Farmer	+2 Toughness	Cooking and Gathering Harvestry Axe Wilderness Lore: Marshes +100 reputation with the villagers of Joppa Starts with access to Farmers' Markets	l	1 iron vinereaper 1 woven tunic	1 waterskin with 32 drams of fresh water 1 canteen with 32 drams of fresh water 2-6 witchwood barks 8-10 vinewafer sheaf 1 farmer's token