The Chosen of the Spirit Tree stand ever watchful, and their newest warrior is ready to strike from afar. Enter the Beastbane Vanguard, a nimble and relentless archer wielding a bow twice her size. With pinpoint accuracy and ice-laced arrows, she harasses her foes from afar, slowing them down and controlling the battlefield with precision.
You can catch a sneak peek at her rules in the image above, but we’ll be diving deeper into her strategies and gameplay tips when she officially releases soon.
Want to know more about the Beastbane Vanguard? Read on.
Frozen Prey
Kiryun crouched on a thick branch, hidden among the golden leaves of the great Ashbriar trees. Below, a band of goblins picked through the wreckage of a broken wagon, their shrill voices arguing over scraps of cloth and half-spilled grain. Their filth-stained fingers clutched at anything of value, their yellowed teeth gnashing as they fought like rats over another’s spoils. Disgusting.
She pulled a crystalline arrow from her quiver, running her fingers along its smooth surface. A whisper of Essence, a flick of will, and frost spread along the shaft, ice forming in jagged veins near the tip. She nocked it, the great bow flexing effortlessly under her practiced grip. One deep breath. One steady aim. She loosed.
The arrow struck the ground between them, bursting in a bloom of ice. The nearest goblins yelped as the frost swallowed their feet, locking them in place. One dropped its stolen dagger, shrieking as ice crept up its legs. The others turned, eyes wide, searching the trees. Kiryun was already nocking another arrow.
One warning had been given. The next shot would not be so kind.