Bow

Bows are an archer's weapon. It is the favored tool of elves but employed by most surface dwelling races. They come in various sizes.

A bow is a weapon that projects arrows powered by the elasticity of the bow. Essentially, it is a form of spring. As the bow is drawn, energy is stored in the limbs of the bow and transformed into rapid motion when the string is released, with the string transferring this force to the arrow. Bows are used for hunting, sport (target shooting), or as weapons of war.

The technique of using a bow is called archery. Someone who makes bows is known as a bowyer, and one who makes arrows a fletcher. Together with the atlatl and the sling, the bow was one of the first ranged weapons or hunting tools which used mechanical principles, instead of relying solely on the strength of its user.

The development of gunpowder, muskets, and the growing size of armies (and their consequent demand for less-trained levies) slowly led to the replacement of bows as weapons of war, supplanted by firearms, which were simpler for conscripts to learn and use, causing bows to be relegated to sport and hobby use.

Bows can come in very mayne diffirent sizes there are short bows that are primerely shorter and there Long bows that are usualy as tall as the persion that uses it. Many times the price of a bow is greater the price of a sword even tough bow's consume alot of arrows to be used.

Bows are common amoungs Archers as stated above but are some times used by Thief or rangers to aid them in there quest. Kobolds have been seen using Bows near the mines of Nashkel during the iron shortidge and for a adventurer that enters the mines will find hordes of Bow wealding Kobolds, and for a adventurer who goes down the Sewers of baldurs gate and face the Ratchild clan will face Kobolds using Fire arrows.

Bows can have magic propertes like most other weapons.

The Bow is a range weapon but can alsow be used in melee, ofcorse with lesser damage then other melee weapons but a persion of Dexterius nature can probebly use a bow to strike hurendus blows.