Careless Whisper Exploit Mentors
In Sharn
The following are generally and publicly known places to receive training in the use of combat tactics and techniques (i.e. Exploits).
- House Deneith Schools: House Deneith maintains several "Martial Skills Academies" where they formally teach dueling and other fighting arts to paying students.
- Underground Fighting Circles: Some of the fighters at the Burning Ring and the various other underground fighting arenas also make coin outside of the ring by teaching those who are interested in learning.
- Mercenary Companies: Though companies do not themselves teach outsiders, the veterans and drill officers of many mercenary companies do occasionally take on a student outside of the company, if the pay is right.
- The Sharn City Watch: Like mercenary companies, the Guard maintains a body of instructors to teach its troops, some of whom are amenable to taking on students outside of their professional hours.
- Adventurers & Sellswords: Many adventurers and sellswords have long patches of time between their normal contracts or tasks, and seek to fill that time and their purses by taking on students in the fighting arts.
Clifftop Guild Trainers
The following members of the Clifftop Adventurer's Guild are willing to train other Guild members.
Vescaras Ammakyl A notable duelist, Vescaras is a devil with a rapier or other light blade. Rank 1: Armor-Piercing Thrust, Confounding Attack, Defensive Stance, Fleeting Spirit Strike, Inspired Belligerence, Lurker's Cloak, Skirmishing Stance, Shadow Strike, Sneak in the Attack Rank 2: Dancing Defense, 3 more Rank 3: 2 Rank 4: 1 | |
Melila Known for her use of a bow or paired long daggers, Melila is skilled at using the terrain to her best advantage. Rank 1: Begin the Hunt, Defensive Stance, Dire Wolverine Strike, Hunt's End, Hunter's Privilege, Invigorating Stride, Off-Hand Strike, Skip the Rock, Steel Serpent Strike, Sweeping Slash, Terrain Advantage, Trick Strike Rank 2: 6 Rank 3: 2 | |
Eldroth Karn An archer of notable skill. Rank 1: Agile Footwork, Blinding Barrage, Guardian Arrow, Inspiring Word, Sure Shot Rank 2: 1 |
The Falling Water Monastery
The fighting styles taught at the small Falling Water Monastery emphasize the techniques favored by the monks of the Way of the Astral Self as taught at the Tashalatora Monastery Temple-Fortress in Adar on the continent of Sarlona.
Abbot Ishwaar Abbot of the Falling Water Monastery A master of the Way of the Astral Self fighting style, Abbot Ishwaar almost never takes on students who aren't novices of the order. Rank 1: xxx Rank 2: xxx Rank 3: xxx Rank 4: xxx Rank 5: xxx | |
Quimby dJorasco A guest of Abbot Ishwaar's and a dragonmarked Halfling healer, Master Quimby is willing to take on students interested in learning some of the techniques he offers, although he always demands a service to test the resolve of new students. Rank 1: xxx Rank 2: xxx Rank 3: xxx Rank 4: xxx Rank 5: xxx |
The Burning Ring Trainers
The Burning Ring is a well-known pit-fighting venue in the Firelight District in Lower Menthis Plateu. While nominally a legal establishment, it is run by the Daask, a known criminal orginazation. Those with the right connections can receive training.
Saembesta Tumn Saembesta's fighting style is acrobatic, and focused around the use of a blade in each hand. Rank 1: xxx Rank 2: xxx Rank 3: xxx | |
Grother Grother rose up through the ranks of the pit fighters, and his style takes advantage of his great strength. Grother is also a bouncer at the Careless Whisper. Rank 1: xxx Rank 2: xxx Rank 3: xxx | |
Aufthak Two-Blades Pitfighter Aufthak's fighting style includes fighting with two weapons and terrifying the enemy. Rank 1: xxx Rank 2: xxx Rank 3: xxx Rank 4: xxx | |
Dondorn Splintershield Pitfighter Dondorn is a berserker who wields shield and blade. Rank 1: xxx Rank 2: xxx Rank 3: xxx | |
Thantarom Hawkwinter Pitfighter The Last War veteran's fighting style is with a long sword, and using his leadership skills. Rank 1: xxx Rank 2: xxx Rank 3: xxx | |
Opyneth the Hammer Pitfighter Opyneth's fighting style is focused around use of the maul, with heavy reliance on her strength. Rank 1: xxx Rank 2: xxx |
Others
The following characters are available to the PCs as Exploit trainers.
Isaethil Greyfeather Itinerant Archer Monk (Shrines of Nature) Rank 1: Defensive Stance, Fleeting Spirit Strike, Rapid Volley, Shadow Strike, Skirmishing Stance Rank 2: Cloud of Steel, Spitting Cobra Stance Rank 3: xxx | |
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