Angry Arbalestier

CROSSBOWMAN/WOMAN (#23/30, #267/365) [POT]

SKILL: 7

STAMINA : 6

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: See below

ARMOUR: Leather Hauberk and Small Shield

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Towns, Plains, Forests, Hills

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1-3

TYPE: Humanoid

REACTION: Friendly-Neutral

INTELLIGENCE: High

The CROSSBOWMAN is a professional warrior, who uses their skill with the crossbow to seek gainful employment. They may be working the tourney circuit, wagering their archery ability in contests for prizes of gold and silver, or seeking placement as a mercenary, looking to be hired for war. Dwarf Crossbowmen (+1 STAMINA) are particularly favoured for their bravery and durability, but may require a lot of alcoholic beverages to finance! Crossbowmen typically prefer light to medium armour, such as a leather hauberk and a small shield, and will carry a case with twenty bolts or quarrels. To determine what weapons they have, roll on the following tables:

Die Roll Missile Weapon Type

1-2 Hand Crossbow

3-4 Crossbow

5-6 Repeating Crossbow

Die Roll Melee Weapon Type

1-3 Sword

4-6 Shortsword

While Dwarfs gain fame as trusted Crossbowmen and Dark Elves are noted for their varied experimental crossbow specialties,  other nations or people renowned for their skill with the crossbow include Shabak, Brice, the Wall Battalions of Analand, and various orders of Shield Maidens, including such notables as Myrteles Sureshot of Lake Lumle (see Heroes of Titan, p. 15). Others number mercenaries (e.g. Buran Xisis, see Heroes of Titan, p. 10) and bounty hunters (Xigol the Relentless, see Heroes of Titan, p. 19), while those highwaymen and highwaywomen who cannot afford blackpowder firearms, are also keen practitioners of the crossbow, including one of their most infamously tragic members, Grinning Lord Dorian, recently of central Allansia.