Archer

Archers were fighters or rangers that devoted themselves to the art of archery, becoming the best of marksmen.
==Activities==
An archer was typically worked as artillery in military units, castle defenders, a hunter of wild game, and occasionally worked as brigands or caravan guards.
==Culture==
In Faerûn archers could be found across the Sword Coast, all the way up to the Icewind Dale region, as well as in west Faerûn in the nations of Amn and Tethyr.
==Abilities==
Like any ranger, archers had some degree of training in magic.
==Combat==
Through archers were primarily bow users — from longbows and shortbows to crossbows — they also typically had some skill with throwing weapons, such as slings. Having devoted themselves to archery, they were less skilled than other rangers in the use of melee weaponry, especially blunt weaponry.
==History==
In the , during the Bloodstone Wars the "army of the minor baronies" boasted 260 archers.
==Notable Archers==
* The Huntress, a demonic humanoid archer who was linked to the fortress of Watcher's Keep during the mid–14 century DR.
* Schael Corwin, an officer of the Flaming Fist during the mid–14 century DR.
==Appendix==
===See Also===
* Arcane archer
* Peerless archer
===Notes===
===Appearances===
===Gallery===
Cragtop archer.jpg|A goliath cragtop archer takes aim.
===External Links===
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===References===
Category:NPC classes
Category:Ranger kits
Category:Kits
Category:Professions