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The pathfinders of the Watch avoid weighing themselves down with armor and excessive supplies: their main resource is the experience they amass over the years of patrolling the woods. Even upon venturing into the wilderness where no one has gone before, any Watchman worth their salt can quickly discover an animal trail or find tracks they can follow.


...There were twenty of us, the best of the best, each and every one was an experienced veteran I could personally vouch for. And now? There's only seven men left. Seven!
The Watch are most notable for their ability to stay calm in even the most dire circumstances. It takes years to learn the laws of nature, to start seeing it as an ally rather than an enemy - and I've got to admit, these people take full advantage of their knowledge.


I even made it through "The Long Winter Spent in Fjall", reading it from cover to cover. Naturally, I didn't skip the chapter about berserkers, though back then I figured it to be a tall tale, written down by not the most talented of quill-drivers. I'd never been so wrong in my life. What's even worse, my mistake cost so many men their lives.
Whenever he suffers a grievous injury, a Watchman doesn't succumb to despair - instead of giving up on survival, he finds courage to staunch bleeding, clean his wounds, and return into the fray...
 
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We had one of the locals leading the way. The scroll wasn't lying: the Sanctuary turned out to be a shrine to some local god... To our great joy, there were only ten dwarves guarding it - five elderly shamans and five younger berserkers. It felt as if the gold was already in our reach...
 
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The Host almighty, I can't believe how foolish and naive we were! Rodrick was cleaved in four faster than he could take a single swing with his sword... Domnar tried to hold one of those sonsofbitches off only to lose his head.
 
Varn, Tenmar, and Riventain barely managed to shoot a bolt each - they missed, making these shots their last. Our right flank had it even worse... Nidward and I had no other choice but to cowardly drop our weapons and run as fast as we could...
 
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Revision as of 21:09, 7 March 2022

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Description

When Sirat of Reshvan learned about the Forest Watch during his journey through Aldor, he became so infatuated with their history that he wrote an entire book on it, perhaps hoping that his Nistrian homeland would learn something from their way of life.

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The pathfinders of the Watch avoid weighing themselves down with armor and excessive supplies: their main resource is the experience they amass over the years of patrolling the woods. Even upon venturing into the wilderness where no one has gone before, any Watchman worth their salt can quickly discover an animal trail or find tracks they can follow.

The Watch are most notable for their ability to stay calm in even the most dire circumstances. It takes years to learn the laws of nature, to start seeing it as an ally rather than an enemy - and I've got to admit, these people take full advantage of their knowledge.

Whenever he suffers a grievous injury, a Watchman doesn't succumb to despair - instead of giving up on survival, he finds courage to staunch bleeding, clean his wounds, and return into the fray...


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