The Hunter: Bow, Hunt and prey without a guild

Your path as a Hunter

Step by step from your first Bow to armor: what you learn, which quests belong to it, and which Bows you can wield with your Dexterity.

1. Step 1: The first Bow (Ch. 1)

   What you must do

   

   Step 1 · Quest · Ch. 1

   By the Hand of a Master

   with Hänno, Mercenary

   „Hanno can craft me a bow if I bring him the materials.“

   Steps

   1. Haenno needs the material, then he will craft the bow.
   2. Haenno will craft the bow. I just need to pick it up.

   Where you need to go

   Haenno is at a chair from 0:30 to 9 and from 14:56 to 16:40 and from 20:30 to 0:30, washes himself from 9 to 10:30 and is at a training ground for the Bow from 10:30 to 14:56 and from 16:40 to 20:30.

   New Camp

   Hänno at 12 o'clock

   World Map

   Hänno on the world map

   Everything about Hänno ↗

   

   Step 1 · Trainer

   Learn Bow

   with Wolf, Bandit

   Teaches you on this path

   Bow 1–2 30 LP · 200 ore

   Where you need to go

   Wolf sleeps from 1 to 7 o'clock, is at a bench from 7 to 7:30 o'clock, works on leather from 7:30 to 10:30 and from 13:54 to 20:30 o'clock, stands at a roasting spit from 10:30 to 12:55 o'clock and is at a campfire from 12:55 to 13:54 and from 20:30 to 1 o'clock.

   New Camp

   Wolf at 12 o'clock

   World Map

   Wolf on the world map

   Everything about Wolf ↗

   

   

   What you learn

   

   • Bow 1 at Wolf 10 LP · 50 ore
   • Bow 1 at Cavalorn 10 LP · 50 ore

   These quests belong to it

   

   By the Hand of a Master

   Quest giver: Hänno

   Ch. 1 · 100 XP · in the New Camp

   A Bow depending on the wood: Hänno's Willow, Oak, or Ironwood Bow.

   

   The Raid

   Quest Giver: Lares

   Ch. 1 · 500 XP · in the New Camp, belongs to joining the New Camp

   • Bandit's Dress

   Joining the Bandits; in return, a weapon of your choice from Gorn (Steel Tongue, Judgment Sword, or Field Bow).

   Your Bows

   Recommendation You wield these Bows with the Dexterity of this step – each can be obtained from a merchant, in a chest, as a find, or as a quest reward.

   • Shortbow Dexterity 10
   • Rider's Bow Dexterity 14
   • Field Bow Dexterity 18
   • Haenno's Willow Bow Dexterity 20
   • Hunting Bow Dexterity 22
   • Haenno's Oak Bow Dexterity 24
   • Bone Bow Dexterity 26
   • Haenno's Ironwood Bow Dexterity 27

2. Step 2: Dexterity and second Bow level

   What you must do

   

   Step 2 · Trainer

   Learn Bow

   with Cavalorn, Shadow

   Teaches you on this path

   Bow 1–2 30 LP · 200 ore Extract Organ no cost specified Take Shark Skin no cost specified Take Scutes 1–2 no cost specified Take Skull Armor no cost specified Extract Spine no cost specified

   Where you need to go

   Cavalorn sleeps from 0 to 9 o'clock, is at the campfire from 9 to 11 and from 15 to 20 o'clock, cooks from 11 to 13 o'clock, is at a bench from 13 to 15 and from 22 to 0 o'clock, and works on leather from 20 to 22 o'clock.

   World Map

   Cavalorn at 12 o'clock

   All about Cavalorn ↗

   

   What you learn

   

   • Recommendation Bow 2 at Wolf 20 LP · 150 ore
   • Recommendation Bow 2 at Cavalorn 20 LP · 150 ore

   Your Bows

   Recommendation You wield these Bows with the Dexterity of this step – each can be obtained from a merchant, in a chest, as a find, or as a quest reward.

   • Longbow Dexterity 30
   • Hedge Bow Dexterity 34
   • Willow Bow Dexterity 38
   • Oak Bow Dexterity 40
   • Wolfshredder Dexterity 43
   • Windbreaker Dexterity 45

   Your Dexterity

   You learn Dexterity from the trainers up to base value 100, 1 LP per point. More information under Dexterity.

3. Step 3: The large bows

   Your Bows

   

   Recommendation You wield these Bows with the Dexterity of this step – each can be obtained from a merchant, in a chest, as a find, or as a quest reward.

   • Army Bow Dexterity 49
   • Horn Bow Dexterity 53
   • Nimrod Bow Dexterity 57
   • War Bow Dexterity 61
   • Orcchaser Dexterity 64
   • Storm Bow Dexterity 67
   • Demon Bow Dexterity 70
   • Deathbringer Dexterity 73

   Your Dexterity

   Above base value 100 the trainers no longer teach; you continue with potions, amulets and rings. More information under Dexterity.

4. Step 4: The Crawler Plate Armor (Ch. 4)

   What you must do

   

   Step 4 · Quest · Ch. 4

   The Minecrawler Armor

   with Wolf, Bandit

   „Wolf can make me armor if I bring him enough Minecrawler plates.“

   Steps

   1. I need Minecrawler plates.
   2. I have enough plates for Wolf.
   3. Wolf is working on the armor. It will take a while.

   Teaches you on this path

   Take Plates no cost specified

   Where you need to go

   Wolf sleeps from 1 to 7 o'clock, is at a bench from 7 to 7:30 o'clock, works on leather from 7:30 to 10:30 and from 13:54 to 20:30 o'clock, stands at a roasting spit from 10:30 to 12:55 o'clock and is at a campfire from 12:55 to 13:54 and from 20:30 to 1 o'clock.

   New Camp

   Wolf at 12 o'clock

   World Map

   Wolf on the world map

   Everything about Wolf ↗

   

   

   What you learn

   • Take Plates at Wolf no cost specified

   Take Plates teaches Wolf until ”The Minecrawler Armor“ starts, after an earlier conversation.

   These quests belong to it

   

   The Minecrawler Armor

   Quest Giver: Wolf

   Ch. 4 · 1000 XP · in the New Camp

   • Crawler Plate Armor

„Recommendation” means: this is how we suggest it. The Dexterity requirement assigns the bows to the steps; where you get them is listed under All Bows – there are also the bows that are only carried.

For reference

All Bows

Sorted by the Dexterity required by the bow – and where you get it.

Bow	Damage	Dexterity	Value	Where
Shortbow	20	10	32 ore	Merchant Cipher (Ch. 1), Sharky (Ch. 1), Wolf (Ch. 1), Fisk (Ch. 1), Cavalorn (Ch. 1) Chest Chest No. 21 (New Camp), Chest No. 56 (New Camp), Fisk's Chest (Old Camp), Chest No. 8 (Swamp Camp) Location Shortbow (Colony), Shortbow (Colony), Shortbow (Colony), Shortbow (Colony), Shortbow (Colony), Shortbow (Swamp Camp) and 1 more Carried by Buster
Rider's Bow	24	14	64 ore	Merchant Cipher (Ch. 2), Wolf (Ch. 1), Fisk (Ch. 1), Cavalorn (Ch. 1) Chest Chest No. 102 (Colony) Location Rider's Bow (Colony), Rider's Bow (Colony), Rider's Bow (Old Camp), Rider's Bow (Colony) Carried by Aidan, Cavalorn, Cohsel, Fingers, Fisk, Lefty and 4 more
Field Bow	28	18	126 ore	Merchant Torik (Ch. 2), Wolf (Ch. 2), Cavalorn (Ch. 2) Chest Guard's Chest No. 8 (Old Camp) Location Field Bow (Colony) Quest Reward The Raid (Ch. 1, in the New Camp, part of Admission to the New Camp) Carried by Dexter, Jacko, Santino
Haenno's Willow Bow	30	20	140 ore	Quest Reward By the Hand of a Master (Ch. 1, in the New Camp) Carried by Hänno
Hunting Bow	32	22	153 ore	Merchant Wolf (Ch. 2), Cavalorn (Ch. 2) Chest Chest No. 142 (Colony) Location Hunting Bow (Colony) Carried by Alberto, Ian, Ratford, Sly
Haenno's Oak Bow	34	24	167 ore	Quest Reward By the Hand of a Master (Ch. 1, in the New Camp)
Wolf's Bow	35	25	174 ore	Carried by Wolf
Bone Bow	36	26	182 ore	Merchant Wolf (Ch. 2), Cavalorn (Ch. 2)
Haenno's Ironwood Bow	37	27	189 ore	Quest Reward By the Hand of a Master (Ch. 1, in the New Camp)
Longbow	40	30	211 ore	Merchant Wolf (Ch. 2), Cavalorn (Ch. 2) Location Longbow (Colony) Carried by Blade, Brannok, Bruce, Butch, Cipher, Cord and 13 more
Hedge Bow	44	34	243 ore	Merchant Torik (Ch. 3), Wolf (Ch. 3), Cavalorn (Ch. 3) Chest Chest No. 90 (Colony) Location Hedge Bow (Colony), Hedge Bow (Swamp Camp), Hedge Bow (Old Camp)
Willow Bow	48	38	275 ore	Merchant Wolf (Ch. 3), Cavalorn (Ch. 3)
Oak Bow	52	40	309 ore	Merchant Wolf (Ch. 3), Cavalorn (Ch. 3) Chest Chest No. 14 (Colony) Location Oak Bow (Colony), Oak Bow (Colony)
Wolfshredder	56	43	344 ore	Merchant Torik (not in stock initially), Wolf (Ch. 3), Cavalorn (Ch. 3) Chest Chest No. 1 (Old Camp) Location Wolfshredder (Colony)
Windbreaker	60	45	380 ore	Merchant Wolf (not in stock initially), Cavalorn (Ch. 3) Chest Chest No. 72 (Colony)
Army Bow	64	49	417 ore	Merchant Wolf (not in stock initially), Cavalorn (Ch. 3)
Horn Bow	68	53	455 ore	Merchant Torik (not in stock initially), Wolf (not in stock initially), Cavalorn (Ch. 3)
Diego's Bow	70	55	252 ore	Carried by Diego
Nimrod Bow	72	57	494 ore	Merchant Wolf (not in stock initially), Cavalorn (not in stock initially)
War Bow	76	61	535 ore	Merchant Wolf (not in stock initially), Cavalorn (not in stock initially)
Orcchaser	79	64	565 ore	Merchant Wolf (not in stock initially), Cavalorn (not in stock initially)
Storm Bow	82	67	597 ore	Merchant Wolf (not in stock initially), Cavalorn (not in stock initially)
Demon Bow	85	70	629 ore	Merchant Wolf (not in stock initially), Cavalorn (not in stock initially) Location Demon Bow (Temple of the Sleeper)
Deathbringer	88	73	661 ore	Merchant Torik (not in stock initially), Wolf (not in stock initially), Cavalorn (not in stock initially)

A chapter at a merchant means: in stock from that chapter onwards, confirmed until chapter 3; later restocks are listed without a chapter. The value shown is the base value of the bow in the game code – what a merchant actually charges for it may differ. “Carried by”: these characters carry the bow according to their equipment data. Bows alongside all other weapons: Weapons Overview.

Hunting

Which hunting talent is taught by whom, under what condition it is offered, and what it costs.

Hunting Talents

Talent	Teachers	Cost
Extract Claw	Drax – after the conversation "All right, here's your beer. Now tell me something about hunting." Aidan – after the conversation “What are you doing out here?	1 LP · 150 ore
Take Fur	Drax – after the conversation "All right, here's your beer. Now tell me something about hunting." Aidan – after the conversation “What are you doing out here? Cavalorn (as a gift) – either after the conversation "I found another book." or after the conversation "I found this book about beasts."	1 LP · 250 ore
Take Skin	Drax – after the conversation "All right, here's your beer. Now tell me something about hunting." Aidan – after the conversation “What are you doing out here?	1 LP · 250 ore
Extract Teeth	Drax – after the conversation "All right, here's your beer. Now tell me something about hunting." Aidan – after the conversation “What are you doing out here?	1 LP · 175 ore
Extract Organ	Cavalorn – either after the conversation "Can you teach me how to utilize the glands?" or after the conversation "Fine, you can keep it." or after the conversation "If you show me how to harvest the glands."	no cost specified
Take Plates	Wolf – until "The Minecrawler Armor" starts, after an earlier conversation	no cost specified
Extract Secretion	Cor Angar – during "The Minecrawler Nest", tied to a further story state	no cost specified
Take Shark Skin	Cavalorn – either after the conversation "I found another one of those books." or after the conversation "I found this book about beasts."	no cost specified
Take Scutes	Cavalorn (Level 1) – either after the conversation "I found another bestiary volume." or after the conversation "I found this book about beasts." Cavalorn (Level 2) – during "Beasts of Khorinis III", after the conversation "I found another bestiary volume." or "I found this book about beasts."	no cost specified
Take Skull Armor	Cavalorn – after the conversation "To defend their feeding grounds."	no cost specified
Extract Spine	Cavalorn – during “Beasts of Khorinis V”, after the conversation “I found another book.” or “I found this book about beasts.	no cost specified

The costs are as they appear in the game code; where none are listed there, the table provides no cost information. The condition applies to the teacher behind which it stands.

Books

• The Bloodflies – teaches spike removal
• The Fire Lizard Compendium – teaches fin removal
• The Bestiary of Khorinis I – teaches Take Skull Armor
• The Bestiary of Khorinis II – teaches Extract Organ
• The Bestiary of Khorinis III – teaches Take Scutes
• The Bestiary of Khorinis IV – teaches Take Shark Skin
• The Bestiary of Khorinis V – teaches Extract Spine

All hunting books with locations: Book Index.

Climbing

Theron teaches Climbing for 5 LP – only after the line ”Let me know when you are ready.“.

Your finished Hunter in detail

Combat values, protection, Build Helper

How he shoots

against Shadow Beasts

4 Hits · 108 Damage per Hit

against Wolf

1 Hits · 173 Damage per Hit

against Scavenger

1 Hits · 168 Damage per Hit

What the bow costs

30 learning points · 200 ore instruction for both bow levels

Open this build in Build Helper

Calculation at level 20, difficulty ”Gothic“, dexterity 100, bow 2, Crawler Plate Armor and Deathbringer, without jewelry and potions.

With ”By the Hand of a Master“ you get

A Bow depending on the wood: Hänno's Willow, Oak, or Ironwood Bow.

With ”The Raid“ you get

Acceptance as Bandit; plus a weapon of your choice from Gorn (Steel Tongue, Judgment Sword or Field Bow).

With “The Minecrawler Armor” you get

Crawler Plate Armor Reputation ↗

• 

  Chest

• 

  Belt

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  Feet

View the Crawler Plate Armor in the Vault

Other Hunter builds

Playstyles with teachers and weapons

The Crossbowman

Harder and slower than the bow

• Crossbow 1–2 at Scorpio 30 LP · 500 ore

• Light Crossbow Dexterity 30
• Crossbow Dexterity 65
• Heavy Crossbow Dexterity 70
• Crossbow of War Dexterity 80

Crossbow of War: Shadow Beast in 3 hits (140 per hit), calculated with Dexterity 100, Crossbow 2 · in the Build Helper

Hunters and Gatherers

Hides, trophies and a mount

• Take Fur at Drax 1 LP · 250 ore
• Extract Organ at Cavalorn
• Take Plates at Wolf
• Scavenger Riding at Cohsel
• Climbing at Theron 5 LP

Chests for the Hunter

Bows and Arrows: contents, lock and solution

Here you can find, among other things, 27 Arrows

Lee's Chest Lockpick · 6 Plates

• Ring of Power
• Rice Schnapps ×3
• Pan
• Amphora ×2
• Rice ×4
• Jug
• and 2 more

Open in the Lockpicker All chests in the area ↗

Here you'll find, among other things, a Shortbow

Fisk's Chest Lockpick · 5 Plates

• Shortbow
• Leather strips ×5
• Feather ×4
• Arrow ×20

Open in the Lockpicker All chests in the area ↗

Here you can find, among other things, 20 Arrows

Orc Chest No. 4 Lockpick · 6 Plates

• Krush Ur-Rok
• Biter's claw
• Iron wood
• Arrow ×20

Open in the Lockpicker All chests in the area ↗

Here you can find, among other things, 20 Arrows

Chest No. 29 Lockpick · 5 Plates

• Rice Schnapps ×4
• Rice ×2
• Water
• Razor
• Plate
• Ore Nugget ×8
• and 1 more

Open in the Lockpicker All chests in the area ↗