Bear in mind you do not need metal or technology to make bows, there are a ton of videos on Youtube showing you how to make a Stone Age / Neolithic bow. Certainly metal helps speed up production and effectiveness, but they are not necessary. "Primitive people could be highly inventive.
How is
Winter Wail an authorised weapon? I don't get this. Its an Imperial longsword. Did you mean a different weapon? You mean
Ancestral Blade of the Deer, right? The good news is Void Lord and Shadows in general have low resistance to cold.
That I can see obviously OK weapons are
Cursed Fang (from corrupted Sabercats, the only offhand weapon),
Bone Shiv,
Hunter's Mark (Varannari made),
Goblin Flesh-Cutter,
Sacrificial Dagger (Varannari made),
Hunter's Fang (Varannai made),
Ancient Fang (Primeval Bear),
Devourer Sting (Devourer).
How about
Skeletal Bow &
Ghost Eye? Bone, right?
Which means... presumably the only way for a Rogue to kill Trolls is
Explosive Traps?
Here's a proposal, as the only other "Beast Slayer" bow, and fire, let's give
Wyrmslayer a backstory of being Varannari enchanted?
If we're "
allowed" to do a Warrior version or "Druid" (Cleric) run (the Varannai have both) that opens
Bone Mace /
Mystic Bone Mace,
Bone Maul; potentially
Screaming Mace and
Lord's Fist too.
For that matter, and only my opinion: ignore the backstories of the companions and make them fellow Albino Varannari and have them with the same restrictions. Make a TRIBE. Otherwise you're just going to load-up your significant other with all the metals and whatnots which defeats the vibe.
As or the Undermother, I think stick with your first thought and ban the Tower of Tremedan. Whilst
The Undermother's Hide is 5 armor and great,
Hunter's Armor is 4, so it's not a huge loss, and it's very easy to get
Lionskin Cuirass (3 armor) early on.
Other than that,
Cloak of the Bear seems to be the best coat but good luck getting it.
Vorator Hide Mantle or
Primeval Mantle the peak until then.
Are all the leather-looking Belts okay? They look like they have some studs in the pictures...
Feet wise,
Jungle Boots,
Assassin's Boots,
Sharkskin Boots, and
Ruined Dragoon Boots look the best, along with
Mystic Sandals /
Sorceress' Sandals /
Sandals of the Saint for any "Druids" out there.
Hands looks pretty obvious with
Explorer Gauntlets and
Gloves of the Explorer being the best by far.
For the head it doesn't get any better than
Assassin's Hood (R),
Hood of the Hermit ("Druid"), or
Cowl of Fellowship (W).
For the thighs,
Lionskin Leggings and
Hunter's Leggings are the peak;
Assassin's Leggings until then (
Conjurer Pantaloons or
Breeches of the Mad Wizard for Druids).
Neck it's
Amulet of the Forest and
Amulet of Wilderness due to manufacture,
Bloodied Scarf or being silk, arguably
Ursan Charm, and for "Druids"
Necklace of the Depths (enchanted sand),
Shaman Charm /
Charm of the Great Seer. Can we assume the charms are "natural"?
Grinding
Kurgua Cave for four
Ivory Rings is going to be a BEAST of a job!
