An Archer learns the art of the bow. This Discipline stresses accuracy, and, to a lesser extent, speed. Most Archers show great perceptive powers, often noticing things that others miss. Important Attributes: Dexterity and Perception Racial Restrictions: Obsidiman Karma Ritual: An Archer spends the first several minutes of the ritual oiling and stringing his bow. The Archer then meditates with the bow in front of him and all of his arrows fanned out beside him on the ground. At the end of the ritual, the Archer fires three arrows at a target, forming a rough triangle no more than a foot wide, then firing a fourth arrow into the center of the triangle. The ritual is complete as soon as the arrow strikes its target. Artisan Skills: Arrow Fletching, Rune Carving, Sculpture

FIRST CIRCLE Talents Avoid Blow Direction Arrow Karma Ritual Missile Weapons Mystic Aim True Shot SECOND CIRCLE Talents Durability Sprint Throwing Weapons THIRD CIRCLE Talents Flame Arrow Wound Balance FOURTH CIRCLE Karma: The Archer may use Karma Points for actions using Dexterity only. Talents Melee Weapons Thread Weaving (Arrow Weaving) FIFTH CIRCLE Physical Defense: Increase the Archer’s Physical Defense by 1. Talents First Impression Stopping Aim SIXTH CIRCLE Karma: The Archer may use a Karma Point to increase the damage of any missile attack. Talents Bank Shot Speak Language SEVENTH CIRCLE Initiative: Increase the Archer’s Initiative dice by one step. Talents Anticipate Blow Call Arrow EIGHTH CIRCLE Spell Defense: Increase the Archer’s Spell Defense by 1. Talents Called Shot Eagle Eye

ELVEN ARCHER I live my life like I use my bow. I take careful aim, control my thoughts and breathing, and let fly, far and true. I gauge my goals as I would a target, analyzing and understanding. For if I do not know my target, how can I guide my arrow to it? Forgive me if this sounds too mystical for your liking, but for me, life is the Wind. A force of nature, it pushes us forward with purpose or tosses us madly. Like my arrow, I ride the Wind or cut against it. For our flight to be true we must understand the Wind its currents, eddies, and surges. I ride the Wind, but like a sailor upon a sea, not a leaf upon a storm. Attributes Dexterity (20): 8/2D6 Strength (13): 6/D10 Toughness (11): 5/D8 Perception (16): 7/D12 Willpower (13): 6/D10 Charisma (12): 5/D8 Talents Avoid Blow (1): 9/D8 + D6 Direction Arrow (1): 8/2D6 Karma Ritual (1) Missile Weapons (2): 10/D10 + D6 Mystic Aim (2): 9/D8 + D6 True Shot (1): 8/2D6

Movement Full: 110 Combat: 55 Skills Artisan/Woodcarving (1): 6/D10 Knowledge/Barsaive History (1): 8/2D6 Knowledge/Elven Lore (1): 8/2D6 Initiative Dice: 2D6 Karma Dice: D6 Points: 5 Combat Physical Defense: 10 Spell Defense: 9 Social Defense: 7 Armor: 3 Mystic Armor: 1 Damage Death Rating: 32 Wound Threshold: 8 Unconsciousness Rating: 24 Recovery Dice: D8 Recovery Tests per Day: 2 Equipment Adventurer’s kit Dagger Leather armor Longbow Quiver w/20 arrows 1 week worth of trail rations Traveler’s garb Woodcarving tools 8 Copper pieces 6 Silver pieces Note: the Elven Archer possesses the racial ability of Low-Light Vision.