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. Among the most
savage hand-to-hand fighters on all of Krynn, the dwarves
of the Bloody Blades were like machines of death on the bat-
tlefield. Each carried a shield and a short sword, in addition
to his axe. They were indoctrinated with fanatical loyalty
and fanatical zeal in carrying out the orders of their thane. It
was rumored that over twenty-five percent of the Theiwar
recruited into the Bloody Blades died during training, so rig-
orous were their preparations. They were forbidden to
marry, so they would have no ties outside the unit. Before
battle, each would prepare his funeral song, since planning
to live through the battle was a sign of weakness.
The second rank of derro, sporting ebony plumes, were
known as the Black Bolts. They wielded heavy crossbows,
which were slow to load and awkward to fire. But a volley
of their bolts could strike with enough force to penetrate
steel armor and shields. In fact, most dwarves could not fire
one of these crossbows without dislocating a shoulder.
Members of the Black Bolts were required to place three out
of three shots into an elf-sized target at a range of two-
hundred yards
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