Tempest Thief Stats:

0 Level (ch-3)

STR: 3 / 83 at level 10

DEX: 2

PYS: 0

Will Power: 2 (ch-32)

HP: 92 at level 2 / 360 at level 10

Attack 5 → 6

Hit Rate 10.0 → 10.6

Movement Speed 5.0 → 5.4

Attack Speed 5 → 5.6

Defense 8 - 13

Beginner Marksmen → Intermediate Marksmen: Rapid Reloading +3, Firing Range + 3, Attack when using crossbow/bow +3, Ignore Level difference + 3 (Thief Profession Modifier + 1),

Profession skills were divided into five levels. Beginner→Intermediate→Advanced→Expert→Specialist. One could not advance further after reaching Specialist. However, there were many types of profession skills, and different professions were allowed to upgrade different profession skills.

Human thieves were proficient in a variety of tools and enchanted items. Bows and crossbows belonged to this category, which is why those with Intermediate Marksmen received an additional attack bonus when they were used.

Level 5 Equipment (ch-60)

(ch-193) Nie Yan looked over his character page. He had 9 stat points and 5 mastery points to allocate.[1] Without the slightest hesitation, he put all 9 points into Dexterity, bringing it up to 137 points. He only needed another 23 points to reach 160 Dexterity. Soon, he could equip the Scarlet Poison Ring, and then he’d receive another significant boost in attack power.

Socketing a couple of Dexterity Gems should do it.

As for the 3 mastery points, Nie Yan allocated them into Intermediate Cloaking, Advanced Marksman, and Advanced Dual Wielding. The effects of masteries grew more pronounced at higher ranks. Cloaking, for example, weakened the effects of an opponent’s Awareness, making it much harder to detect him. Generally, players with only 20–30 Awareness would be completely incapable of sensing him through stealth. Dual Wielding added 30% of the attack power of his secondary weapon to his primary weapon, allowing him to deal even more damage. Finally, Marksman boosted his attack power by 10% and increased his firing rate with a crossbow or bow.

About an hour later, a crisp jingle rang out. Nie Yan had finally reached Level 40. He put all his stat points into Dexterity, then allocated his mastery points into Adept Hands, Dual Wielding, and Dagger Mastery. His health also rose to just over 2,500.

Nie Yan had 122 Intelligence, something hardly seen among Thieves.