Forest Hermit
Level 12 Bandit · Whispering Pines Forest
In Desperados Destiny, Forest Hermit is a level 12 bandit — a mid-low threat for a character finding their feet.
Field notes
A settler trapper who came to harvest sacred timber and never left. Decades alone in the spirit-active pines have made him feral; he attacks every entrant on sight. The Nahi have been waiting for someone else to deal with him.
What you are walking into
Forest Hermit is level 12, carries 132 health, and is classed Stalker. That makes it a mid-low threat for a character finding their feet. It leans on pressure, degrading your draws before a card is turned; steady hands matter more than big ones. Every exchange resolves through the Destiny Deck: you draw five cards, choose what to hold, and the resulting poker hand decides how the action lands. Suit matches amplify the result, so the same fight against Forest Hermit plays out differently each time you take it on.
Where to find Forest Hermit
Forest Hermit is encountered at Whispering Pines Forest. You will need to have discovered and travelled to that location before it can appear as a target, and travel between regions carries its own risks — routes are rolled for interception, and a bad roll puts an encounter between you and your destination. The full entry for Whispering Pines Forest covers what else is there.
What it drops
A kill pays 216 experience and between $5 and $11. Its loot table can yield Stolen Goods, Rare Herbs and Hermits Treasure. Drops are rolled per kill, so a full set takes repeat hunting. The first time you kill any species it is also recorded in your Field Guide, which pays a large one-off experience bonus and counts toward the Guide's completion milestones.
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