Ranging Bandit

Type: Humanoid (List)

Race: Human (List)

Monster Manual classification: Human

Alignment: Neutral Evil

Rare: No

CR:  ♦7Normal ♥10Hard ♠12Elite ●♦34Epic Normal

Attack: Longbow (ranged, Piercing), Longbow slam (Slashing); Fist slam (Slashing)

Habitats: 

• ToEE: First Level and Earth Temple — in the lobby
• Temple of Elemental Evil Part One — (historic)

Description:
There are three bandits around the fire. One of them, if inquired, will say:

• Ranging Bandit: Highway robbery is all well and good, but I tell you the real money is inside that Temple!
• Ranging Bandit: They've been hoarding all kinds of things in there for centuries. Gold ... jewels ... exotic magical weapons ... garden statuary carved out of solid platinum ... all there ripe for the picking.
• You: If it's ripe for the picking then why haven't you picked it?
• Ranging Bandit: 'Cause I ain't stupid is why! That place is better guarded than a fortress.
• Ranging Bandit: There's an army of guards, and hordes of fanatical cultists and ... worse things.
• Ranging Bandit: I've even heard that there's something really nasty trapped in there, all sealed up with magic.
• Ranging Bandit: Besides, I never did like being underground. I'll stay out here in the open air and drink my ale!
• You: Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

The second bandit will tell you:

• Ranging Bandit: Move along, you greedy little leech!
• Ranging Bandit: And don't even think about touching our ale. We stole it fair and squar. Find your own caravan to pillage!
• You: So you stole this from a caravan?
• Ranging Bandit: 'Course we did! And with the Temple's blessing, too.
• Ranging Bandit: Everything from Nulb to Hommlet is fair game. Just don't mess with the Temple's people or they'll flay you alive.
• You: I'll keep that in mind.

The third bandit will randomly say one of those lines:

• Ranging Bandit: All hail the Temple!
• Ranging Bandit: I'm from Nulb myself. How about you? .... You don't look Nulbish ....
• Ranging Bandit: I heard that none of them priests is really in charge of the Temple ... that it's someone or someTHING else!
• Ranging Bandit: Up with fire, down with air! Am I right? I'm pretty sure I'm right.
• Ranging Bandit: I'll drink to that! ... Whatever that is.
• Ranging Bandit: ... That mushroom just looked at me funny!