Dungeoneer's Handbook: Torch Handling feat

[SCPRedMage]

The new feat on page 21 of the Dungeoneer's Handbook is preceded by the following:

Dungeoneer's Handbook wrote:

The following new feat must be taken by torchbearers at 1st level.

Now, clearly this means that Torchbears, which are a special form of cohort granted by the Torchbearer feat, must take Torch Handling as their first level feat, but I can also see someone arguing that this means this feat is ONLY available to Torchbearers, which seems kinda silly to me.

So, officially speaking, can ALL characters take this feat, or was this actually intended as a restriction to make this feat Torchbearer-exclusive?

[Diekssus]

SCPRedMage wrote:

The new feat on page 21 of the Dungeoneer's Handbook is preceded by the following:

Dungeoneer's Handbook wrote:

The following new feat must be taken by torchbearers at 1st level.

Now, clearly this means that Torchbears, which are a special form of cohort granted by the Torchbearer feat, must take Torch Handling as their first level feat, but I can also see someone arguing that this means this feat is ONLY available to Torchbearers, which seems kinda silly to me.

So, officially speaking, can ALL characters take this feat, or was this actually intended as a restriction to make this feat Torchbearer-exclusive?

All characters can take it, torchbearers must take it.

The requirement for a torchbearer to take it is in its namebearing feat. not in torch handling. Torch handling is a separate feat that has no requirements, opening it to everyone capable of choosing a feat.