Forester (sage study)

Forester is a sage study in the field of Wilderland which grants the character a considerable familiarity with forested regions in temperate and sub-arctic climes, from high taiga to thick deciduous forests. The study also provides a certain familiarity with the fauna of such regions, as well as survival skills.

Sage Abilities

The sage abilities below are those acquired by a character through the study, according to status.

Amateur Status

• Birdwatching: the practice of seeking for and observing birds, gaining skill in their identification.

• Construct Bivouac: gives knowledge of how to build a wooden frame shelter within hours.

• Identify Clean Water: provides reasonable certainty that found water, though impure, will be clean enough to drink.

• Tree Climbing: gives skill at climbing upwards through foliage at a rapid, safe rate.

• Woodcutting: skill at selecting and cutting timber to sustain a forest while drawing it's resources.

• Woodland Foraging: improved ability to locate edible flora or fauna in forested regions.

Authority Status

• Locate Self: precisely determine location within locus once features of the landscape can be observed.

• Locate Water: identifies the probable location of existing water in wilderness landscapes.

• Log Riding: enables sure-footedness when clambering across loose logs moving upon a rivercourse; requires a peavey, a short hooked pike.

• Mushroom Hunt: know when and where to search for edible or poisonous mushrooms in a wild environment.

• Improved Shelter: enables the strengthening of outdoor shelters for strength and warmth against severe weather.

• Forest Sign: gives innate knowledge of the forester's language, while reading the land like an open book.

See Ranger Sage Abilities