How to get weapon points for Borcha/Marnid
Give him a weapon (ranged are good for this), but no horse. Take him with you to hunt some river pirates. Tell him to hold a spot of ground. Parade the pirates around in front of him and let him shoot until he is out of shots (make sure you have good armor because you are a favored target at low levels). Kill all the rest of the pirates except one, and lead that one to Borcha, keep your shield out and on defensive to keep Borcha alive. This should result in a point or two of crossbow, and maybe one of his melee weapon, especially if he has a 2 handed weapon.
In my neutral campaign Borcha is averaging 1.5 points per battle, if he doesn't die first, I am getting 5, Marnid is lucky to get 1.
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