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The bow stepped out of the forest and into the light, revealing his formerly obscured features. His fiery red hair seemed to give off its own light as the sun hit it. His knife-like teeth and sharp eyes were intimidating, as well as his long claws. Upon his back was a side quiver filled to the brim with magical arrows. I knew well not to approach the bow, lest he shoot one of those darned poisonous arrows. Grinning, the bow stuck ou his hand. I hesitantly reached out toward it, not expecting the friendly shake."I am the weapon you ordered," he said cheerfully. I could tell that he was having trouble speaking, as most factory weapons do. I drew my hand away from his wooden one."It is a pleasure to meet you, Reflex."

To be treated like either a monster or someone's personal property everywhere you go is the life of a bow. Created as weaponry for an ancient kingdom fallen ages ago, bows are often seen as nothing more than an inanimate object. It takes a lot to overcome these perceptions, but thankfully for the bows, society is slowly accepting them.

Diverse Weaponry Bows are very unique creatures, and no two are the same. Their hair color ranges from the darkest blacks to the most vibrant reds to the most calming blues, while the color of their wooden bodies are just as varied. Bows also vary in height, being 10 feet at the tallest and 6 at the shortest. A bow’s teeth are most likely knife blades, and many have metal claws on their fingers and toes. One thing no bow lacks, however, is their ability to always wear a broad smile whether they want to or not. A bow’s smile often comes off as insane or maniacal.

Immortal Beings Until they are physically unable to live any longer, a bow stays alive. This makes sense as their initial purpose was to serve in an ancient army for as long as possible. Bows often express no concern over dying, as they know that they are likely to live a few centuries longer before their bright spirit finally dies out.

Loyal Warriors Bows are quick to trust and quick to serve - to the death. Once a bow can find a job, it is likely that they will not quit. As bows do not need to eat or drink, buying food is of no use to them. If payed, bows spend their money on luxuries that they could not otherwise afford. It is speculated that the reason bows are reluctant to quit jobs they have been at for a length of time is because of their dedication, and because they are afraid that without anything to do, they’ll succumb to boredom.

Bow Names While older bows tend to keep the names they were given by their former owners, many take on new names relating to archery. Traditionally, bows only have a single name that they share with many others. There are no differences between male and female Bow names. Some examples of names: Ascham, Backset, Bowyer, Crest, Fletcher, Nock, Point, Shaft, Tiller

Bow Traits

Ability Score Increase Your Dexterity and Charisma both increase by 1.

Age Bows live until they are destroyed. They do not have an age when they are considered mature, as they are born with the same maturity they will carry throughout their lives.

Alignment Bows tend to lean toward the chaotic end of the spectrum, as they are quick to make erratic decisions. More bows than not align with evil and are very quick to make assumptions. Very few bows stray beyond neutral and into good.

Size Bows are between 6 and 10 feet tall. Your size is either Medium or Large depending on your height.

Speed Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Living Weapon Bows were constructed to be weapons of an ancient army, and are still used as weapons today. As long as their bowstring isn't broken, a bow can use itself as a longbow at any time. Alternatively, some bows were created as musical instruments such as harps. These bows are incapable of shooting arrows.

Archer You have advantage on all checks related to archery, crafting bows, and crafting arrows. Along with that, you have advantage on all history checks related to bows, arrows, and archery.

Restriction You know the Shocking Grasp cantrip and can cast it from 20 feet away, or cast it by arrow. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for it.

Magic Veins Twice per day, you can let two arrows you shoot deal a damage type that is not piercing.

Wooden When you take fire damage, you take an extra 1d4 damage and have disadvantage on all attack rolls on your next turn.