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Enemy Snipers

Snipers

Enemy marksmen who kill anyone leaving the crawler trenches, accurate even through the heavy magical fog.

Story so far

Alongside the Artillery Batteries, occasional bursts of sniper fire are the constant threat at the Southern Front. When a Prism Kingdom saboteur flooded a crawler escape tunnel with an Instant River Scroll, a few soldiers leaped out of the trench as the water poured in and were immediately picked off by snipers from the enemy side — despite the heavy fog.

Their accuracy through the Obfuscation Spells is precisely why the crawlers depend on Magical Periscopes rather than looking over the parapet, and why the loss of those screens would be so costly.

Role

Enemy marksmen enforcing the rule that leaving the trench means dying.

Relationships

Southern Front — Crawler line they cover.
Magical Periscope — Devices the crawlers use to avoid exposing themselves to them.
Instant River Scroll — Sabotage that drove soldiers into their fire.
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Chapter 28
  • Enemy marksmen who kill anyone leaving the crawler trenches, accurate even through the heavy magical fog.
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