Wouldn't it be cool if you could broadcast a wanted ad to nearby settlements: "Wanted, doctor with a skill of at least 7, will pay 1200 silver to the settlement willing to part with this person"
Shortly either a caravan selling a slave with the desired skill shows up. or a settlement contacts you and arranges payment before a wanderer joins the colony. Or random event, they take payment, nobody shows up and you are left to decide if they stiffed you or the guy got taken out by bandits en route.
Shortly either a caravan selling a slave with the desired skill shows up. or a settlement contacts you and arranges payment before a wanderer joins the colony. Or random event, they take payment, nobody shows up and you are left to decide if they stiffed you or the guy got taken out by bandits en route.