Blackroot Vale Bowman

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Blackroot Vale Bowman
General information
Faction	Gondor
Spawning	Unknown
History
Added in	Public Beta 29

Blackroot Vale Bowman
Combat statistics
Health Points	20 ()
Armour	Unknown
Armour Points	Unknown
Attack Strength	Unknown
Drops	Unknown

Blackroot Vale Bowman
Unit Hiring
Alignment Requirement	+250
Pledge Required?	No
Cost in Silver Coins	25-50 ( to )
Hiring NPC	Blackroot Vale Bowlord

“	From the uplands of Morthond, the great Blackroot Vale, tall Duinhir with his sons Duilin and Derufin, and five hundred bowmen	”
–The Return of the King, Minas Tirith

Blackroot Vale Bowmen are the ranged equivalent of the standard Blackroot Vale Soldier. They are armed with Blackroot Bows and wear Blackroot Vale Armour.

Spawning

Blackroot Vale Bowmen will spawn in the Blackroot Vale, regardless of light level, provided they are atop grass. They are slightly rarer than the soldiers.

Behavior

These powerful ranged NPCs will, upon sighting a foe of Gondor, attack their enemy with their bows, keeping their distance all the time like all other ranged units. If there are no enemies in sight, they will wander randomly, their bows held down by their sides like the vanilla skeleton.

Hiring

Blackroot Vale Bowmen can be hired from Blackroot Vale Bowlords, which are found in Blackroot Vale fortresses and watchforts. They can be hired starting at +250 Gondor alignment, for 25-50 ( to ) silver coins. Note that the cost decreases as your alignment increases. Pledging will lower the cost of these units, but is not required for hiring them.

Drops

Blackroot Vale Soldiers commonly drop bones. They have a rare chance of dropping the Blackroot Vale armour or their Blackroot Bow that they are carrying upon their death.

Drop	Rarity	Quantity	Image
Bone	Common	0-1
Arrow	Common	0-1
Blackroot Bow	Rare	1
Blackroot Vale Helmet	Rare	1
Blackroot Vale Chestplate	Rare	1
Blackroot Vale Leggings	Rare	1
Blackroot Vale Boots	Rare	1