Gurnisson

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Gurnisson

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Gretchin

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Tyraxor

Boragus 

Kilgor 

Battle Mages

Gird

Vey

Dessa

Terek

Zubin

Gundula

Oris

Saurug

Gurnisson the Barbarian

Male

Goblin

4

0

1

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It is unusual for a Goblin to rise to any sort of position of power, but Gurnisson demonstrated a natural aptitude in Ballistics that quite literally launched him into a successful career as a hero for hire.

Increases the Ballista's Attack and Defense skills by 30% 5%  for every 5 levels (rounded up).

Basic

Offense

Basic

Artillery

15–25 Goblin (100%)

1 Ballista 100%

4–6 Orc (100%) (25%) 

1560 1560–1630 

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25	+ 3	+ 3	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
30	+ 4	+ 4	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
45	+ 5	+ 5	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
55	+ 6	+ 6	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
60	+ 7	+ 7	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
70	+ 8	+ 8	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
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20	+ 12	+ 12	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
25	+ 15	+ 15	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
30	+ 18	+ 18	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
35	+ 21	+ 21	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
40	+ 24	+ 24	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
45	+ 27	+ 27	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
50	+ 30	+ 30	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
55	+ 33	+ 33	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
60	+ 36	+ 36	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
65	+ 39	+ 39	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}
70	+ 42	+ 42	+{{{4}}}	+{{{5}}}	+{{{6}}}	+{{{7}}}

This article refers to the hero "Gurnisson", not the similar sounding adventure map location "Garrison".

Story

Gurnisson does not appear in the story text of any campaign levels. One of Kilgor's lieutenants, he accompanied Kija to Vori in a quest to claim the Sword of Frost for his leader.

Appearances

Festival of Life

Taming of the Wild as a player hero.

Clan War as a player hero.

For the Throne as a player hero.

The Sword of Frost

The Barbarian's Wife as an enemy.

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As Ballista's base damage scales with hero's Attack skill, Gurnisson is the best hero who starts with Ballista, making him very valuable on especially poor maps.

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See Also:

• List of heroes
• Hero class
• Hero biographies
• Hero specialty
• List of hero specialties
• Comparison of Creature Specialties