There were several established responses to such a situation. So he took the most widely used one, and shot at the merchant's leg, before stepping to the side and glancing behind him, just to be sure. Spotting nothing, he turned back, and<br/><br/>sense motive 11 (-1)<br/>CMD 21<br/>Initiative 24<br/>attack  27 (+8)<br/>damage 11 (d8+4)