Description : Ashadaièls Bow was carved from a single piece of wood taken from an ancient Sialynn tree (a successful test with an appropriate skill, e.g. plant lore will reveal this, the target number is 18). The longbow is about six and a half feet in length when the bowstring is not attached when capable of firing, the bow is approximately six feet in length. It is very slender and does not have any colorings, ornamentation or runes attached to it. Since the string never was an integral (and named) part of the bow any kind of string can be used to span the bow and therefore the GM may decide what kind of string is currently attached to it (if any), catgut being the most often used.

No. of Threads : 1

Spell Defense : 18

Basic Statistics :

Weight: 3 lbs    Damage Step: 5 (longbow of superior quality)
Ranges: 40/100/220    Minimum Strength: 12

Rank I    Cost : 200 Legend Points

Key Knowledge : As always the character has to know he name of the item, which is Ashadaiéls Bow.
Effect : Soorn Gaél, Galeforce, arrows shot by the bow are propelled with much more force than usual this increases the damage step to 7 plus the wielders strength step and the ranges to 50/150/300.

Rank II    Cost : 300 Legend Points

Key Knowledge :By now the character should know that the bow is relying on the strength of elemental air to propel its arrows, not soley on the strength of the wielder, the character must know why this is so and what might be the possible cause for this behavior. (An air elemental of cause)
This key knowledge can be learned from the bows pattern, which still has traces of an air elementals essence within. The target number for this fact is the bows Spell Defense. (18)
Effect : Túkkawaan, Thunderstrike. If the wielder causes a wound to another being using the bow the arrow doing the damage implodes (not explodes) in a deafening thunderstrike, the hit character must halve his strength step or wound balance step when resisting knockdown. Although the Thunderstrike is quite spectacular it will not cause deafness to an average human (or elf or ...) unless the being is extremely sensitive to loud noise.

Rank III    Cost : 500 Legend Points

Key Knowledge : None
Effect : While drawn and made ready to fire (arrow cocked, etc.) the character Spell Defense is increased by two points. (Don't tell your player that he has to cock an arrow. :-)

Rank IV    Cost : 800 Legend Points

Key Knowledge : The character must know that to use the full force of a bow made from the wood of a Sialynn tree, the bow must be treated with a special mineral oil found only in the northwestern mountain ranges of XYZ (change it to you campaign setting) on a regular basis. Although Ashadaiéls Bow has been enchanted with powerful magic which prolongs the effectiveness of the oil to nearly a hundred times that time span, it is now time to fulfill a deed.
Deed : The character must travel to the mountains and get a dose of the mineral oil (a sticky black substance which reeks horribly) and than smear it on the bow which quickly absorbs much of the oil. The deed is worth 800 Legend Points.
Effect : Yábavin tel varhin Sínreagh, roughly translates into, fluid move(s). When shooting the bow the character gains a step bonus to his Initiative step equal to the bows thread rank. (This includes the tainted ranks below).
In addition to that the bows damage step increases to 9.

Rank V    Cost : 2.100 Legend Points

Key Knowledge : None
Effect : Rultha Túkkawaan, Greater Thunderstrike, as the second ranks ability of thunderstrike this effect will only trigger when a wound is caused by Ashadaiéls Bow. This ability greatly increases the noise and effect of the Túkkawaan ability. All characters standing within 2*Thread Rank in feet of the creature or character suffering a wound from the bow must make a knockdown test against a target number of 18, this means that the character hit has to test twice to remain standing. Moreover the loud blast causes everyone in the same area to suffer damage with a step equal to the wielders charisma step plus the thread rank of Ashadaiéls bow. This damage is resisted by mystic armor, but if this damage causes a wound the characters eardrums have ruptured and he or she is deaf until magical healing can be applied (and I don't mean a simple healing potion).

Rank VI    1st Rank of Taint    Cost : 3.400 Legend Points

Key Knowledge : As the character knows the bows strength comes from the element of air, what the character does not know is the fact that there is actually an air elemental imprisoned in the bow, please learn its name. (Zizzalainenraiid)
Player's Effect :Zizzalainenraiid The character may store a number of karma points in the bow equal to the bows thread rank (6 at the moment) for the cost of three points of karma per point of karma within the bow. He or she may spend this points on every action or test he or she desires and may use a karma step of 12 for each point. The points do not count towards the characters maximum allowed karma points.
The bows damage step increases to 11.
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Rank VII    2nd Rank of Taint    Cost : 5.500 Legend Points

Key Knowledge : None, but see GM's notes
Player's Effect :Zizzalainenraiid wants to be free, by breaking the bow you can free the elemental and the elemental in turn will use part of its own essence to forge a new bow for you, or at least so you thought...
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