Archery

Archer

(Archetype)

Common

Source: Player Core 2, pg(s). 185

Also detailed on Advanced Player's Guide 157.

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A dromaar archer.

For other meanings of "archer", please see archer (disambiguation).

Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. A practitioner of archery is also known as an archer.

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On Golarion

• Ash archers are black-scaled iruxi cambion archers of the Forest of Embers in service of Flauros
• Eldritch and arcane archers channel spells into their bows and arrows
• Many elves demonstrate an affinity for archery, and elven alchemists developed several alchemical and magical enhancements for arrows
• Fire arrows employ black powder to start fires and attack fortifications
• The Mbe'ke dwarven art of ghymthur magically infuses wind into arrows, and its practitioners can perform incredible feats of accuracy and skill in archery
• Pixies practice their renowned archery skills by shooting dewdrops or severing vines and hairs with their arrows

Notable archers

Kaana Korag, archer and chief of the Redpine clan of centaurs.

See also: Category:Archers (occupation)

• Aeruerel, a legendary elven archer who lost the bow Glamerloft in a wager against three devils for control of Golarion's forests
• Alisa the Bandit Buster, an archer of the Whisperwood in Cheliax who slew the bandit Kalisboro
• Altan the Fleet, a Hongali archer of considerable renown who was further empowered by the Godsrain in 4724 AR
• Ekaterin Fletcher, an archer and trapsmith of the Chernasardo Rangers
• Kaana Korag, chief of the Redpine clan of centaurs in Iobaria's Finadar Forest
• Tian Shen, whose 12 Impossible Trials of the Zodiac included winning an archery contest by striking the bullseye with such precision that every shot split the previous shot's arrow, a task immortalized in the Tian Xia zodiac constellation of the Archer

In religion

The religious symbol of Erastil is a bow and arrow.

• The Erastilian holiday of Archer's Day, also known as Archerfeast, is held annually on 3 Erastus and features archery competitions. The month of Erastus is also commonly called "Fletch", which is theorized to reference the fletching of an arrow.

In the Great Beyond

Every wild hunt of First World fey includes three archers.

External links

• Archery (real-world practice) on Wikipedia