Tribe Warrior

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Tribe Warriors are the quintessential warriors of the Tribes, villagers who have be raised in a warrior culture. Tribe Warriors are as unique and numerous as bark on a great tree. They carry with them the weapons and armor of their ancestors and those that they have trained with most of their life to wield. They fight as individuals, without order, relying on the combined strength of each individual.

## Stat Card

**Core Stats**

* **Points** - 8
* **Movement** - Normal
* **Wounds** - 1
* **Base Size** - Normal
* **Acts** - 1
* **Morale** - 3

**Roles**

* Assault

**Special Rules**

* **Majority Rule - Critical Mass**

X Models of your choice in the DUF have the Sure Footed special rule OR you may generate +X Tactical Dice (not to exceed the number of Tribe Warriors in the DUF).

## Lore

Tribe Warriors are the people of the Tribe who have taken up arms in defense of their Tribe. These are the farmers and craftspeople of the village. They are the fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, and children of the Tribes. Each person in a Tribe is committed to the defense of the Tribe. Tribesfolk begin martial training at the age of 8, once they become a full fledged member of the Tribe. This training does not end, as all in the Tribe are expected to stay fit to fight at a moment's notice. Even into old age, the people of the Tribes will continue to hone their skills, engaging in contests, or sparring with each other and the younger members of the Tribe to ensure that the whole Tribe can rise up, if needed, to defend their land against invaders or against the fowl creatures of the Great Forest.

## Warrior Culture

The constant need for vigilance and the training of each person in a Tribe leads inexorably to a strong warrior culture that exists in all Tribes. Those with great strength and fighting skill are well respected within their villages, and the entire Tribe will take pride in the number of fine warriors it can produce. Tribes often play games of skills and strength, seeing who can best who in martial feats. Great pride is taken if a person can win such a contest, and often, many of the Tribes keep record of their victories and exploits both in story as well as in decorative art or pottery in their homes. Often, winning such a martial contest results in a trophy of sorts, and Tribe Warriors often wear these trophies into battle as a sign of their strength.

Warriors therefore take pride in their battlefield exploits. They wear scars proudly as a sign of strength and of experience. They often inscribe or decorate their weaponry with a flair for their own personalities. Children grow up with ideas of the grandeur about being a powerful warrior and saving their Tribes from the evils of the Great Forest. Often, the teeth or bones of particularly nasty creatures are fashioned into weapons that the warrior will use in battle, a symbol of fear to his opponents that this warrior had once taken down such a fearful creature.

## In Battle

Tribe Warriors will use whatever equipment they have available to them. Often, they must construct their own weapons by hand which results in crude, yet effective implements made of wood, stone, teeth, and bone. Their favored weapons are often crudely carved, wooden staves with teeth or stone spear heads. They also carry with them short daggers and swords which are often fashioned out of the bone or teeth of a wild forest animal that they had once felled. Some warriors also have access to finer, metal weapons, but these are rare and are often passed down through the generations. Warriors may also attempt to fashion crude armor out of wooden supports and animal hide, useful for deflecting slashing or forceful blows. Mostly, Tribe Warriors aren't well equipped or armored and simply fight with whatever they can find available to them at the time.

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--Neil (talk) 18:57, 18 October 2016 (AST)