Hunter
“See that broken branch? Our quarry passed here not an hour ago. Keep low, keep quiet, and when the beast shows itself—one shot, clean and true.”
– Jarl Knutsson, famed tracker of Norsca
Hunters are expert woodsmen and trackers, living on the edge of civilisation where the wilds press in.
They know the signs of passage left by prey and predator alike, reading bent grass, faint spoor, or a distant call carried on the wind.
Armed with bow, blade, and patience, they provide food for villages, protect trade routes from marauding beasts, and guide travellers through dangerous country.
While some Hunters are solitary figures, preferring the company of their hounds and the silence of the forest, others sell their services as scouts, rangers, or monster-slayers. The best of them can find their way across trackless wastes, bring down quarry far larger than themselves, and survive where others would starve.
In the Old World, Hunters walk a dangerous path — for not all prey are mere animals. Beastmen stalk the same forests, mutants prowl the same hills, and darker things still stir when the sun goes down. For those who live by bow and blade, every hunt may be their last.
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Tier: Brass
Origins: All
Favoured Characteristics: Ballistik Skill, Initiative, Agility
Skill Bonuses: +1 to four of the following: Shooting, Toil,Survival, Awareness, Athletics, Stealth
Lore: Mountaineering or Woodcraft, Provincial Lore (anyone)
Trappings: Bow or crossbow, hunting knife, light armour, hunting kit, Travelling clothes, small collection of trophies (antlers, pelts, teeth, etc.)
Assets: Cabin in the wilds, hunting dogs, or access to a remote lodge
Contacts: Trappers, rangers, fellow hunters, and frontier folk
Career Talent: Hunter’s Instinct: Years of stalking prey through wild forests and rocky hills have honed your senses. When you make an Awareness Test to track or detect creatures (be they beasts, men, or worse), you roll +1d. In addition, when you make the first Ranged Attack against a target you have successfully tracked during this scene, you gain +1d on that attack.
If you roll Labourer or Boathand on the Standard Career Table, you may choose to roll on the Hard Workers Table.