More about Gervulf. According to the formula, ballista damage depends only on attack. What if Gervulf, right on the first day, using one-time bonuses and seizing artifacts, raises his attack to 4? Then he'll be just like Gurnison.

And if he also raises his defense, he'll become like Tazar. If he gets a log and takes boots and gloves, he'll be like Kyrr. And when he manages to shake out a hundred ducks, takes the Dragon Utopia with a kettle, Sword of Justice, +4 shield, and a blue cap, he'll become one seriously cool guy :D . But at the start, his ballista hits for 2-3 while Gurny's hits for 10-15. And Gurny has twice the chance to get attack points with every level-up compared to Gervulf.