The votes are in, and the Haunter won the backer's choice for next class breakdown by a slim margin. Let's learn a little bit about these birds.
Haunters are some of the most elite soldiers in the Corvus Dominion's forces. Elevated from the top performing birds, Haunters go through rigorous training in small teams, learning the ins and outs of high speed, high impact attacks. Their enhanced vision lets them pick out targets quickly while their strigid rifle cuts down enemies without a sound.
Haunter Talents represent the training they've had for rapid attacks on unsuspecting victims. So long as they haven't been detected, their movements are completely silent. As someone who strikes from the shadows, a Haunter has a sixth sense for detecting hidden threats. Finally, when enemies finally realize that the Haunters are upon them, the birds can deploy tech that baffles sensors for just a moment.
The strigid rifle doesn't have the most punch, but it fits the hit and run tactics of Haunters nicely. These rifles are completely silent, allowing Haunters to move in, take out a room, and move on without anyone being aware the raid has begun.
This is best represented by the Run and Gun power, which allows the Haunter to move to a location and hit every single enemy with their weapon in range. In a pinch, they can use a Feather Grenade, which sends hundreds of metal microfeathers into a room, their reflections blinding enemies for a moment. And when a stronger touch is necessary, Haunters load up an Explosive Round, which can be used to hit a group of enemies at once, or deal one big hit against a target.
I hope you enjoyed that breakdown of the Haunter class! There are two more base classes I'd love to do a breakdown of, the Cuckoo and Lasher. I'll save a Gunner breakdown for when I've got that finally ironed out.
So, who do you want to hear about next? The Cuckoo hacker or acrobatic Lasher? Vote in the poll below!
And don't forget, we're still trying to reach 200 backers to unlock the free sticker for all book backers! Share the campaign with friends or anyone who loves murderous birds.
