Bestiary/Brigand

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Brigand

General
Type	Human
Category	Humans
Alignment	Evil
Karma	−1,000
Fame	1,000
Behavior	Attacks on sight
Speed	Medium
Stats
Strength	86–100
Dexterity	81–95
Intelligence	61–75
Hit points	86–100
Stamina	81–95
Mana	61–75
Damage	10–23
Armor	0
Resources
Carving	Nothing

The Brigand is a human outlaw, the classic early target for new adventurers. It has about 90–100 hit points and one weapon, and it almost always drops a trophy: a pair of severed ears.

Overview

• In-game name: a random male or female name with the title the brigand
• Corpse: the remains of followed by its name (it has no special corpse name)
• Looks: a man or woman in a fancy shirt, bandana, boots, and short pants or a skirt, armed with one random weapon.
• Behavior: it attacks the nearest target it sees and fights in melee.
• Notoriety: it always shows as a murderer (red), so anyone can attack it freely.
• Weapon: one of a longsword, cutlass, broadsword, axe, club, dagger or spear, picked at random. Its Fencing, Mace Fighting and Swordsmanship are all set, so it can use whichever it got.

Stats

Stat	Value
Strength	86–100
Dexterity	81–95
Intelligence	61–75
Hit points	86–100 (same as its Strength)
Stamina	81–95 (same as its Dexterity)
Mana	61–75 (same as its Intelligence)
Melee damage	10–23
Armor rating	0
Fame / Karma	1,000 / −1,000

Skills

Skill	Range
Fencing	66.0–97.5
Mace Fighting	65.0–87.5
Swordsmanship	65.0–87.5
Tactics	65.0–87.5
Magic Resistance	25.0–47.5
Wrestling	15.0–37.5

Loot

Every brigand carries:

• Gold: about 60–150 in total (from its "Average" loot)
• Its clothing and weapon (they're normal items it wears)

It may also carry:

• A magic weapon, armor piece or shield (up to 3 chances, from about 5% down to 0.5% each)
• A musical instrument (about 0.4% or less)
• severed human ears (90%, added to the corpse when it dies)

Carving

There's nothing to carve from its corpse.

Tips

• A good first human target: no spells and no armor rating.
• It always shows as a murderer, so attacking it is never a crime.
• The ears are a trophy; they have no other use.