[quote=@BingTheWing]
[@Oddsbod] Would mountaineers and/or spelunkers be needed anywhere in Invernier?
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I could see mountaineers being needed in Redemption, to help navigate some of the dangerous mountain passes, though I have no idea how a mountaineer from the far north (oh shit just realized I need to put a key on the map for how many miles a certain distance is) would end up in a small town in the far southwest, especially since there isn't all that much mountaineering to do inside the valley.  

Elves would definitely have caving and some general mountaineering experience, and I could maybe see the Gestalt elves possibly employing human workers in their mines, or a human seeking apprenticeship there, in one of the more open Gestalted cities.