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Magic arrow
Level Activation: 1
Skill Prerequisite: None |
EFFECT: Creates
an arrow composed entirely of Mana. Damage starts at the same
level as a normal arrow and increases with higher levels of
training. |
| Far in
the ancient past. Amazons found their glorious arboreal city of
Tran Athulua under siege by the pirates of the Twin Seas. These
cut-throats were determined to turn the Amazon Islands into
their base of operations. The conflict lasted many months as the
pirates laid in for a long siege. During the battle, supplies
ran short and the Amazon archers found themselves without
ammunition. Realizing that their defense rested solely upon the
ability of the archers to keep the corsairs at bay, the priests
of the city prayed to Athulua to aid them. In answer, Athulua
infused the minds of the Amazons with the power to harness their
natural spiritual energies. One by one the archers melded their
determination and will into shards of physical force that they
then unleashed from their bows by the thousands, firmly routing
the corsairs back to sea. |
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Fire
Arrow
Level Activation: 1
Skill Prerequisite: None |
EFFECT:
Enchants an arrow with additional damage of fire. |
| Hafaetrus
is the Amazonian god of fire and rebirth who lives deep within
the great volcano, Mount Arnazeus, on the island of Philios.
Although primarily the patron deity of farmers, from time to
time he bestows his favor upon the warriors of the islands, so
they may keep safe his congregation. Through proper prayer and
the sacrifice of many fierce enemies, an especially brave Amazon
can attain the power to imbue her shots with the destructive
power of fire, allowing her to rake blazing missiles from her
bow. |
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Cold Arrow
Level Activation: 6
Skill Prerequisite: None |
EFFECTS:
Enchants an arrow, adding cold damage and slowing your enemy. |
| Although
winter never seems to find it’s way to the ever-balmy Amazon
Islands, cold climates are not unheard of. The summit of Mount
Karcheus on the island of Philios is covered with snow all year
long. Deep within an icy cave secluded amongst it’s towering
peaks, is the Great Hall of Mirrors where mighty Karcheus the
Watcher sits upon his throne. Ever vigilant, Karcheus keeps
watch over the people of the Amazons. Warriors who have trained
within his temple are able to instill their shots with the power
of freezing wind. |
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Multiple
Shot
Level Activation: 6
Skill Prerequisite: Magic Arrow |
EFFECT:
Splits one arrow into several. |
| Legend
has it that the fabled Amazon archer, Palashia, bragged in her
youth that she could best the combined skills of all her
greatest rivals. Taking umbrage, her rivals gathered to
challenge her outrageous boast, arranging a contest to decide
the question. To preserve her honor, Palashia was to strike the
targets of all the rivals before they could land a single arrow.
When dawn arose on the day of the contest, Palashia stood ready
with her bow. At the signal, her rivals notched their arrows and
loosed a volley towards their targets. Palashia gathered her
energies, and let fly with her own single arrow. To the
amazement of onlookers, her arrow split into many, cleaving the
arrows of her rivals, and moving on to strike every target
directly in their centers. This mysterious technique quickly
became a martial secret that only the finest archers are able to
master. |
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Exploding
Arrow
Level Activation: 12
Skill Prerequisite: Fire Arrow & Multiple Shot
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EFFECTS: Adds
fire damage to normal arrows and explodes on impact. |
| Another
gift of Hefaetrus, an Amazon warrior practiced in this skill can
imbue the arrows that she fires with the ability to explode upon
impact. The resulting detonation not only allows her to damage
the intended target, but also anything caught within the
explosive blast. The sight of a full battalion of Amazon archers
firing a volley of such arrows is eerily beautiful. Many
warriors, having witnessed good friends consumed by the flames
of these arrows, vow never to fight against Amazon warriors ever
again. |
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Ice
Arrow
Level Activation: 18
Skill Prerequisite: Cold Arrow |
EFFECTS:
Arrows have additional cold damage and momentarily freeze the
target. |
| The
second of the prizes Karcheus bestows to a true warrior, this
skill enables the Amazon to instill her arrows with the glacial
force of a fierce blizzard. Enemies struck by this power not
only feel the icy sting of the enchanted shaft, but also the
force of a chilling arctic wind that, mysteriously, they alone
can feel. |
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Guided Arrow
Level Activation: 24
Skill Prerequisite: Cold Arrow & Multiple Shot |
EFFECTS: Imbues
an arrow with the ability to seek it’s nearest target. |
| Hunting
and fighting during the night and in the deepest darkness is a
necessary skill to any daughter of the Amazon islands. Devoted
disciples of Athulua can, with great difficulty and strict
discipline, train themselves to fire themselves to fire their
arrows at targets blindly, as if the hand of Athulua herself
guided the arrows. As might be imagined, this is an art the
Sisters of the Sightless Eye have long envied and yet have never
replicated. |
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Strafe
Level Activation: 24
Skill Prerequisite: Guided Arrow |
EFFECT:
Fires a volley of arrows at multiple nearby targets. |
| Once
a warrior has attained this facility, she can fire a volley of
arrows with amazing speed and precision, striking one target
after another. Veteran mercenaries often tell a tale of a new
recruit who was nearly struck down in battle because he was too
distracted when first seeing an Amazon, use this ability. Do not
doubt his word, as he is probably referring to himself. Just
smile and buy him another tankard of ale. |
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Immolation
Arrow
Level Activation: 24
Skill Prerequisite: Exploding Arrow |
EFFECT: Enchants
an arrow that does fire damage, and explodes into a patch of
fire on the ground. Creatures passing trough the flames take
additional damage. |
| Hefaetrus
will sometimes bestow this ability to his greatest champions.
These fire-instilled arrows burn with such a fierce intensity
that the very earth surrounding where they impact ignites into
flame. Although the fires last but a few moments, some say the
effect is as if the pillars of the mighty kingdom of Hefaetrus
were reaching up through the ground to strike down the enemies
who linger nearby. |
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Freezing
Arrow
Level Activation: 30
Skill Prerequisite: Ice Arrow |
EFFECT:
Enchants an arrow to deliver cold damage that freezes any
monsters near the point of impact. |
| The
greatest of the powers attained by those dedicated to Karcheus
is the skill to imbue their arrows with the freezing power of a
devastating avalanche. Enemies within the impact of a freezing
arrow are frozen in their tracks and feel crushing pain, as if a
mass of magical ice had toppled onto them. |
