Ranger

A ranger is a class of Adventurer who specializes in working and fighting on the outskirts of mortal civilization. They often travel widely within their area of interest, whether that be along the boundaries of a plane (such as an Elemental Plane or the Feywild) or within their preferred biome. Rangers rely on their survival skills, physical fortitude, and knowledge of the natural world to defend the boundaries of civilization.

Career

Qualifications

Rangers must have a keen understanding of survival in the natural world. Most are skilled hunters, trappers, fishermen, and foragers. A ranger must be able to live for long periods of time in the wilderness, reliant only on their natural surroundings for food, water, shelter, and medicine.
An understanding of nature and natural life is also imperative for a ranger. Many rely on animals not only as a source of food, but as a vital companion along their travels. Rangers will often share a close bond with an animal companion who fights alongside them; some rangers even shepherd swarms of smaller companions, such as rats, mice, insects, songbirds, or even small fish. A skilled ranger's knowledge of their natural environment may even translate into a form of found magic, similar to that of a Druid.

Perception

Demographics

Rangers are most commonly human or elven, though any mortal can become a ranger.

Operations

Tools

Rangers typically rely on longbows as their primary weapon, with axes and hatchets of all kinds common as a secondary melee weapon. Shortswords, daggers, and quarterstaffs are also common ranger weapons.

Type

Agricultural / Fishing / Forestry

Famous in the Field

• Talea Woods