Among the warriors of the Naga, there are none so respected and admired as the Legion of Shahadet. Although the Qamar leads the Naga armies, it is the Shahadet who stands on the front lines with the troops hand-picked by Shahadet and his lieutenants to serve as officers of the Naga armies.

Legionnaires are trained in a fighting style that develops both lightning-fast melee strikes and development of the Naga penchant for archery. A common tactic for the legion is to exact heavy casualties on their enemies with pinpoint archery then discard their bows in favor of blades when their weakened opponents finally reach them. Few forces survive such encounters.

Role: DPS

Characteristics: Naga warriors who have ready shots and sure striking in melee

Source: Creatures of Rokugan

Game Rule Information

The Shahadet's Legionnaire has the following game statistics.

Abilities: Dexterity for bow usage, Intelligence for getting the most out of your skill points, Strength or constitution for beef or using composite mighty ranged weapons

Alignment: Any

Hit Die: d10

Starting Gold: N/A

Class Skills

The Shahadet's Legionnaire's class skills are Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (War) (Int), Listen (Wis) Search (Int), Spot (Wis), and Tumble (Dex).

Skill Points at 1st Level: (4 + Int modifier) × 4

Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 4 + Int modifier

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the Shahadet's Legionnaire.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A Shahadet's Legionnaire is proficient with all simple and martial weapons, and light, medium, and heavy armor.

The Blood Shall Guide Me Ex: Shahadet's legion are masters of the rapid strike, darting in to hit their opponent and then moving back out of range before their foe has an opportunity to counterattack. When making a single attack with the full attack action the legionnaire can extend the normal reach of the weapon by five feet.

Bonus Feat: At 2nd level and every second level thereafter, the legionnaire gains a bonus feat. This feat must be off the Fighter Bonus Feat list. They may also choose Void Use, Depths of the Void, or Multiattack. He may not choose Weapon Specialization unless he is already a 4th level fighter.

Sure Strike Ex: Trained in the use of the bow from an early age, Naga soldiers who join Shahadet's legion are given greater training with ranged weapons. When successful at a ranged attack, the legionnaire may add an additional 1d4 damage to the strike beginning at 3rd level. This bonus increases to +1d6 at the 7th level.

Coiled and Ready Ex: At 5th level, the legionnaire has learned to make full use of his race's unique physiology. The legionnaire may make an additional strike per round at any opponent within his threatened area. This attack uses the legionnaire's tail and has a bonus equal to his highest attack with a -5 modifier. Any feats that normally grant bonuses to unarmed combat affect this strike, although the strike itself is not considered and armed strike (and thus does not provoke attacks of opportunity). If the legionnaire has the Multiattack feat, the penalty applied to this additional attack is decreased to -3.