Arbalests

Large, heavy-pull crossbow with a cranequin and stirrup for cocking.

Arbalest

Range: 15m

Interrupt: 40 (Average)

Damage: 32-40 Pierce vs. Deflection

DR Reduction: 7 DR bypass

Value: 40cp

Arbalests are heavy crossbows with exceptionally high power. They must be hand-cranked before loading, so they have a slow rate of fire.

Fine Arbalest

Range: 15m

Interrupt: 40 (Average)

Damage: 22-30 Pierce vs. Deflection

DR Reduction: 7 DR bypass

Fine: +4 Accuracy, x1.15 All Damage

Value: 440cp

Exceptional Arbalest

Range: 15m

Interrupt: 40 (Average)

Damage: 32-40 Pierce vs. Deflection

DR Reduction:7 DR bypass

Exceptional:+8 Accuracy, x1.3 All Damage

Value: 840cp

Hold-Wall

Range: 15m

Interrupt: 40 (Average)

Damage: 32-40 Pierce vs. Deflection

Fine: Accuracy, x1.15 All Damage

Piercing Lash: +25% Pierce Damage

DR Reduction: 7 DR bypass

Value: 840cp

A masterwork of dwarven craftsmanship, this sturdy arbalest earned its name during the Battle of Marching Mountains, where a dwarven ranger held off a group of ogres bearing down on him and his few remaining comrades. In the ranger’s hands, the arbalest proved more than capable of launching bolts through thick ogre hide, holding the invading force at bay just long enough for reinforcements to arrive.

While victory against the ogres proved short-lived, the tale is still one told with great pride around dwarven campfires.

Aedrin’s Wrecker

Range: 15m

Interrupt: 40 (Average)

Damage: 32-40 Pierce vs. Deflection

Superb: +12 Accuracy, x1.45 All Damage

Crushing Lash: +50% Crush Damage

DR Reduction:7 DR bypass

Value: 1640cp

Aedrin’s Wrecker was known to many, even when Aedrin herself was known to few. A rogue and expert markswoman, she fought in the War of Defiance and felled Aedyran soldiers from the shadows. She once told a pupil that she’d rather shoot an enemy in the back than give him the opportunity to strike back. Her patience was even more famous than her aim. She was reputed to have hidden in a tree for three days straight while she waited for an Aedyran general to pass along the road to Madsdam. Her skill was such that no one was able to confirm the tale.