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Nuln Sharpshooters
Being brought in to a team right before the finals of the biggest tournament in the league is expecting a lot of any player, especially one who's never been on a professional pitch before. Out of all the players the Sharpshooters could choose to replace Bigsby Morgan though, Longbomb Silver was the best. In practice sessions with the Sharpshooters, Longbomb constantly showed his ability to pass the ball anywhere on the pitch, and often with accuracy. While his skillset is an impressive one, he still has a lot to prove.
A huge fan of the Sharpshooters, Karl Koppe joined a voyage to Lustria so that he could go to Hexoatl and see the Sharpshooters play in their first major tournament. He arrived shortly after the first round had finished, but attended every game after. When he heard the Sharpshooters needed a replacement for Ronald Leiber, Karl stepped up and nearly begged for the position. Without much to choose from, being so far from home, the Sharpshooters took on Karl, and he quickly proved himself in the final match against the LarZards. He returned home as the team's new blitzer.
While he wasnt a member of the original college team, he joined the Sharpshooters before their first ever professional game and is considered one of the original players now. The Sharpshooters were short a player or two when traveling out from Nuln to purchase their new stadium, and were keeping an eye out.
They knew they found their man when they reached a toll station and were tired of paying for every player. The Sharpshooters had an Ogre, so they were just gonna walk on through. Whitethrope is a stubborn and proud man though, and he held his family's toll bridge against the ogre. While he only held the bridge for half a minute before Kruk had him dangling over the side of it, half a minute against an ogre is impressive enough. Big Bernard told Whitethrope that they would pay, and pay extra, as long as he joined their team. It wasn't a hard choice for Whitethrope, and he was soon wearing the black and gold jersey.
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In a surprising turn of events, Whitethrope was voted in to be the new Team Captain after Manfred Von Kessel was slain in the first match of the Conorian Cup. While not a true original player, the rest of the team considers him to be a veteran worthy of leadership, and he plans on living up to the memories of past team captains. The first step? Get the Sharpshooters the Conorian Cup.
Brother to Nathan Hürst, the twins were hired on after the Sharpshooters returned from their tragic defeat in Hexoatl. After taking great losses, the Sharpshooters had tryouts for new players, and despite a major loss in fans, the Hürst brothers stayed loyal and gave it their all at the tryouts. Impressing Von Kessel, he hired on the Pfieldorf twins, seeing how well they worked together, and how well they worked with the rest of the team. Delenard has a lot to live up to, but with his brother at his side, how could he fail?
Alan Crane was just your run of the mill lineman for the Sharpshooters. He was never a big hit with the fans but was still a crucial part to the team. Then in Hexoatl, he was exposed to the effects of the energy potion, Crimson Minotaur. This mutating substance enlarged Crane's muscles and made him as strong as a Black Orc. Fans quickly wanted to know his secrets on working out, and despite his loyalty to the team, Crimson Minotaur has quickly moved in on securing a sponsorship with him to help show the great effects of drinking Crimson Minotaur.
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Having been denied leadership after the passing of Team Captain Von Kessel, Crane further strives to prove he is the best on his team, not because he want's his teammates to approve of him, but because he knows he is better than all of them, and his new friends at Crimson Minotaur pay him to be the best. If the rules didn't require at least 11 players to play in a match, Crane would give in to his urge to crush the rest of the team under his supernaturally strong fists, but for now he takes out his anger on opposing players.
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Known for wearing clothes that cover his whole body during games due to a supposed 'skin condition', his skill truly seems to shine at night. He has lightning speed, near superhuman strength, and is one of the best passers the Sharpshooters have ever known. During the day however, his skin condition seems to limit his abilities, but he still performs better than many other players.
Not much is known about Vlad's history, only that he came from the East, somewhere around Sylvania or Eastern Averland. He mostly keeps to himself, but once it's game time, he's a team player.
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After spending time in the Sun City of Hexoatl, Carstien was able to bolster his abilities and lessen his weakness to the sun. He now seems to possess superhuman strength, and he is working on his agility. The Sharpshooters are very helpful in his efforts to overcome his condition that limits his exposure to the sun, and wouldn't dare think about what his condition might really be.
Brother to Delenard Hürst, the twins were hired on after the Sharpshooters returned from their tragic defeat in Hexoatl. After taking great losses, the Sharpshooters had tryouts for new players, and despite a major loss in fans, the Hürst brothers stayed loyal and gave it their all at the tryouts. Impressing Von Kessel, he hired on the Pfieldorf twins, seeing how well they worked together, and how well they worked with the rest of the team. Nathan has a lot to live up to, but with his brother at his side, how could he fail?
A retired Greatsword from the Averland militia, Griffon needed something to do once his service term was up. When he heard about a human team going professional and needing players, he traveled south to the eastern corner of Wissenland to try out. After showing he still had his military skills, even without a greatsword, the Sharpshooters were happy to welcome him to the team.
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Originally a professional cliff jumper sponsored by Crimson Minotaur, the energy potion company used a special clause in their sponsorship contract with Sharpshooter's lineman, Alan Crane, to add a new player to the team, and they chose Luke Aikins.
Abandoned as a baby by a group of ogre mercenaries near the World's Edge Mountains, Luke was brought in by a group of cliff dwelling Kislevites who lived in a harsh environment that required them to scale cliffs to get to food. Luke grew to a great size, larger than they expected what they thought to be a human would grow. He still learned to climb cliffs just like the rest of them, and was eventually spotted by an agent of Crimson Minotaur. His rise to stardom soon followed.
Crimson Minotaur wanted a better foothold in the Sharpshooters, so they sent in Luke. Not too experienced in Blood Bowl, Luke still knows how to fall on things, and that should be enough for now. Replacing the loved 'Steamtank' isn't going to get Luke any love from the rest of the Sharpshooters, but at least Crane has someone on his side now.
When the Sharpshooters came to Lustria for the Hexoatl Open, Balthazar was already there. An adventurer by profession, he was exploring ancient Slann temple ruins when Saurus temple guard found out he was stealing ancient forgotten treasures from long lost vaults. The temple guard obviously were not pleased, and were ready to sacrifice him. With his quick witted tongue, Balthazar was able to convince the Skink priest that his sacrifice should be made fighting on the pitch in the sacred tournament that was going on. He pleaded with the Sharpshooters to let him join, and he was in luck as Captain James Duncan was in search of a new lineman to make up for players out on injury. After seeing the salary of a blood bowl player, maybe it was time for Balthazar to change professions.