Skirmishing

Skirmishing is the formidable third skill of Sentinels. Masters of their chosen weapon and skilled both in and out of the forests of Sapience, the sentinel class combine flawless technique with a ruthless savagery to achieve their ends.

Discarding the civilised constructs of chivalry and fairness, a practitioner of skirmishing uses both the environment and all tools at his disposal to eliminate all opposition. The true masters of the art are rumoured to be able to send their prey into a comatose state, or even destroy their enemies so completely that the remains can never be found.

Abilities in Skirmishing

Ability	Description
Returning	The ability to throw an axe such that it will return.
Trip	Knock an unruly foe to the ground.
Grab	Use an axe to pull someone in from a nearby room.
Shove	Sending a hapless victim crashing to the forest floor.
Rive	Shatter an opponent's shield.
Thrust	The most basic of skirmishing attacks.
Spinning	Set up a defensive shield with a spear or trident.
Seize	Grabbing unwary victims from the forest floor.
Scout	A good woodsman checks his path.
Brace	Impale attackers on a spear or trident.
Rivestrike	There is no defence against your onslaught.
Ensnare	Mesmerise them with your flawless skill.
Lacerate	Let them bleed for their foolishness.
Scythe	Slice through the defences that would protect your foes.
Rattle	Rattle their brains with a blow to the head.
Truss	Truss them up for slaughter.
Skullbash	Split their skull with a mighty blow.
Gouge	Lay them open with a precision strike.
Impale	Drive your blade straight through your target.
Drag	Drag away your prey.
Barbs	Chivalry is a construct of the city dwellers.
Wrench	Gut them like a fish.
Doublestrike	Strike, then strike again.
Extirpate	Return them to the embrace of nature.