Arc of searing madness
Equipment info
Weapon type: Crossbow
Also known as: Arc of madness
Prestige information: Non-Prestigious
Damage type(s): Physical, asphyxiation.
Acquired from: Neralath, the Dark Druid
This strange crossbow is made of thin strips of adamantium, held together with nothing. Or actually with some strange, reddish energy. The limbs are
barely visible, single straight staves of black adamantium, surrounded by the eerie energy. There isn't actually any string at all, but if you are
able, the bolt will slip into its place and speed away with unnatural speed, using nothing mundane, but rather the mental energies it is able to
steal from your consciousness. You have a feeling that using this malignant item will be a great and constant struggle, but worth it, absolutely.
It is a crossbow.
Strength has no effect on the damage it does.
Identification report (MK1):
It is made of wood, and it is a crossbow.
It makes mostly physical damage, but also asphyxiation damage.
It is somewhat hard to use.
It is of great quality.
It deals somewhat more (8) damage.
It somehow doesn't interfere with spellcasting rituals.
It is capable of changing the form of its ammunition.
It never breaks.
Shooters with strong mental strength are able to use the arc more efficiently, causing the bolt to fly faster and with more devastating results, at the cost of one's psionic strength.