Lancaster said:
Can you post more info on the classes? Some classes are easy to figure out, some are related to the setting I guess.
First, professions don't restrict character development. So, you can have an assassin who doesn't fight but uses poison or you can have a knight who serves a Noble House with his brains instead of his sword, or a thief who doesn't sneak but bullshit his way in and out.
Now about the professions:
Assassin. Helping people to get rid of people they don't like is a respectful business. You are not a member of some sikret and twisted brotherhood, but an employee providing valuable services to the community that prefers to resolve disputes the old fashioned way.
Mercenary. Some conflicts can't be handled by assassins, that's when mercenaries, aka cannon fodder, step in and fight for both sides until one side is wiped out. Or runs out of money.
Knight. Noble Houses are always looking for promising recruits to serve the House in different capacities. Those individuals represent Houses in far away lands and handle affairs of their Houses, while actively interfering into affairs of other Houses.
Loremaster - a master and trader of knowledge. Preserving and understanding the pre-war knowledge making it readily available to those who pay is a good business to be in. There is no shortage of people willing to scavenge ancient battlegrounds, dig graves, and look for destroyed towns and lost outposts which means that there is no shortage of people willing to pay to have their junk identified and appraised.
I'll post more later, no time right now, and I don't have all my game files at work.
Can you choose the Noble House like in Morrowind?
You can, assuming that you have offers to choose from
Is there a real difference between the Houses or just different quests and rewards?
Yes, there is, so choose wisely. In MW Houses were basically like Guilds: a House for fighters, a House for wizards, etc. In AoD each House has its own position and agendas directly affecting the main quest and NPCs. I'll post more on that later, maybe some screens with House-related dialogues.