There are nine classes&colon; Longbowman, Crossbowman, Javelineer, Man-At-Arms, Sergeant, Guardsman, Crusader, Knight, and Heavy Knights. A crossbowman or crossbow-maker is sometimes called an "arbalist" or "arbalest". One of the knights fires back with his steel crossbow and kills the crossbowman. Corwin learns from Martin's trumps that the crossbowman who spared him is Merlin. In the confusion a crossbowman shoots her through the window. The surname, however derives from the genitive of the Latin "balistrarius" signifying ""of the crossbowman"". He was a soldier, crossbowman, and navigator who sailed for the Spanish Crown.