Stalker

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Stalkers are specialized Rangers who act as lone-wolf warriors even within an outfit which is already full of loners. Stalkers are master trackers and hunters, tasked with the job of hunting down and finding the worst kind of prey, Tribesfolk who have gone completely feral or especially vicious monsters. Rangers can spend weeks in the Great Forest, alone. This is something that would see the average villager dead from survival needs to animal attacks within days.

## Stat Card

**Core Stats**

* **Points** - 19
* **Movement** - Normal
* **Wounds** - 1
* **Base Size** - Normal
* **Acts** - 2
* **Morale** - 7

**Roles**

* Onslaught
* Tactical

**Ranged Role**

* Deadeye (12 inch range)

**Special Rules**

* **Masters of Ambush** - Stalkers have been known to wait in hiding for weeks to kill a single target.
As a Special Reserve Entry Strategy, Stalkers may be placed anywhere on the Board but not in base contact with an Enemy Model. They may not use a Move Action during the Game Turn they arrive from Reserve using this Entry Strategy.
* **Sure Footed** (U)
* **Never Miss** - Stalkers never miss their targets.

Stalkers re-roll blanks when making Ranged Attacks. Stalkers throw X dice when making Ranged Attacks.
--Neil (talk) 18:04, 24 October 2016 (AST)

## Lore

Among Rangers, Stalkers are the premier hunters and survivalists. These individuals are given the worst missions of the Ranger Outfits, often tasked with finding the most difficult to find creatures of the forest and bringing them to an end. Stalkers can hunt for weeks, alone, hiding in trees and by laying traps, patiently searching for and dispatching their prey. They are trained to move with utmost silence, almost undetectable if they don't want to be seen. As warriors, their skills are finely honed for in the Great Forest, alone, you have little chance if you cannot fight your way out.

Stalkers are almost always Rangers who have accepted their fates in life and committed themselves to their martial lives. Most new Rangers are more tempted to run away from service than they are to be left alone in the wilderness, and as a result, Stalkers are always long-time veterans of the service. As pragmatic survivors, Stalkers can live off the land, nearly anywhere. They can hide for weeks in the same spot, or travel lightly for days through dense terrain in search of prey.

## In Battle

Stalkers have long passed the point where they have any interest in close combat. That is better left to the fool hardy. They therefore greatly prefer to attack their targets from hidden positions and at range. Their primary method of attack is the small, throwing axe. They will wait for days, skulking around an area, waiting on their target to happen by before leaping out in ambush, killing their target with an axe blade to the back of the head.

Like all Rangers, Stalkers are still formidable fighters and carry with them the two, hand axes that is the signature of Rangers. Stalkers are otherwise often dressed in camouflage, dying and coloring their cloaks and clothing to help match their surroundings. They do not carry on their person anything unnecessary as that creates extra weight and could get snagged on terrain.

Return to Forest Tribes Army

--Neil (talk) 18:04, 24 October 2016 (AST)