A true SHEPHERD leads the way...

SHEPHERD (#8/30, #98/365) [POT]

SKILL: 6

STAMINA : 5

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: Staff or Sling

ARMOUR: None

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Mountains, Hills, Wilderness, Plains, Towns

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1

TYPE: Humanoid

REACTION: Friendly

INTELLIGENCE: High

SHEPHERDS are those who tend to smaller herd animals, such as sheep and goats, in lonely places, keeping them safe from predators and allowing them to forage freely across the rugged uplands. They will wear simple clothes and be armed with a shepherd's crook (that counts as a Staff) and a Sling with a pouch of stones. The Shepherd will also have 1-3 items of extra gear, roll on the table below to determine what they are:

Roll Extra Gear

1 a musical instrument (roll: 1-2 Bamboo Pipe, 3-4 Bronze Bell, 5-6 Bone Whistle)

2 a Dog

3 Sheepskin Jacket (as per Leather Jack)

4 Rope and Grapple

5 Bunch of random Herbs

6 Lantern

To determine the type of herd animal the Shepherd is watching, roll on the table below:

Roll Herd type

1-5 Regular, roll: 1-3 Sheep, 4-6 Goats, 4-24 animals

6 Special, roll: 1-2 Bearsheep, 3-4 Salamonian Goats, 5-6 Mountain Rams, 2-12 animals

All Shepherds offer prayers to their patron god Varantar, and to Capra the demigod of sheep and goats as well. Skills possessed by Shepherds include Hill and Mountain Lore, Climb, Jump, Animal Lore, Herb Lore and Navigation.