“A skirmisher will strike by surprise, relying upon allies to draw your attention. In a great battle with many troops on each side, you must assume that the enemy has such skirmishers within its ranks. Once you know such an enemy opposes you, be vigilant and remember that you wear more armor than he does. He will hide; do not enter the shadows, where he is strongest, to pursue him. He will harass you at range; do not take the bait he offers. A chevalier deserves a better death than a poisoned dagger in his unprotected armpit, and such is the death of those who grow impatient while chasing enemies they deem beneath their honor. Be calm, be methodical, and wait for your opponent to yield to fear of your blade and shield. When he does, he will convince himself that he can attack you directly, that his blades are fast enough to slip past your shield. Then he will move, and then you may kill him.”
— An excerpt from A Meditation Upon the Use of Blades, by Swordmaster Massache de Jean-Mien, required reading at the Academie des Chevaliers
- Location: The Hinterland, ??
- Level Ranges: 4-30
- Health Modifier: 1
- Armor: Average
- Resistances: None
- Vulnerabilities: None
- Immunities: Fear, Sleep, Snare
- Drops: ??
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