Absorbing Tier 2 Energy (body-strengthening).

How about the servants kid who was blamed falsely and was sent to brake rock in the quarry? Talking about building some muscle. Children sent to work in the mines would fair well also not only developing strength and hammer/pick skills they would learn to recognize rare stones and metals in the rubble.

 

And work horrible hours in the sun with little water and less shade for years…

 

So con and end training too, nice catch.

 

Sounds like some of them would be ready for the desert. Lots of sun, not much water, along with hard labor. I don’t know if they would be better equipped for fighting in the desert or working in caravans. Trade in that part of the world would be very very profitable.

Although, the desert is likely a high profit to high loss area. Even so I just don’t see Ricther coming up short.