Bow of Conquest

Longbow, Legendary (Requires Attunement)

“The rider of the White Horse had
a bow, and came to conquer.”
-Revelation 6:2

Forged from the sheer willpower of the Horseman of Conquest, this gold and white bow is made up of independent fragments that hover in place, magically maintaining their shape and function. The surface of the bow has an iridescent sheen, and a soft glow radiates from both the bow and its arrow. The Bow of Conquest is an incarnation of the Horseman’s consciousness and willpower, and thus, even if the Horseman is destroyed, the bow will live on, seeking a new host to carry out its mission.

You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. The Bow of Conquest also functions as a weapon of warning (SRD). In addition, you can use a bonus action to cast Crusader’s Mantle from it. When cast in this way, the spell’s aura deals force damage rather than radiant damage. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until the following day at dawn.

Returning Arrow. The Bow of Conquest has one arrow, which is attached to a length of magical golden thread that magically coils itself around the forearm of your bowstring arm when you attune to the weapon. After each attack, the arrow is magically retracted, returning to you over any distance. The thread cannot be severed, but a creature hit by the arrow may attempt to restrain the arrow by using its reaction to make a DC 24 Strength check. If the arrow is restrained, you are unable to make your next attack. Each time you take the Attack action, a creature restraining the arrow must repeat the check to maintain its grip on the arrow.

Sentience. The Bow of Conquest is a sentient lawful neutral weapon. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet, and can communicate telepathically with its wielder using images and feelings, but not language. If the Bow of Conquest is required to make an

Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma check, it uses the stats of the Horseman of Conquest.

Personality. The Bow of Conquest desires to strategize and conquer. When its wielder encounters a new situation for the first time, their mind will flood with images and ideas form the Bow of Conquest, which instinctively notes the positions of enemies in the space, the number of entrances and exits, and possible locations of traps or secret passages. The Bow does not have any special knowledge other than what it can perceive, but it often has good instincts and can grant the Help action to its wielder on Investigation, Insight, and Perception checks.

Azrael's Guide to the Apocalypse, printed pages 168, 169.