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Bow of the wintermoon [Relic]

(Magic Item Compendium, page 48)

Price (Item Level): 3,400 gp (8th)
Body Slot: — (held)
Caster Level: 20th
Aura: Strong; (DC 25) evocation
Activation:
Weight: 3 lb.

This elegant composite longbow is carved of rowan and inlaid with silver tracery in an elven design. Its tips are shod with silver, and its grip is wound with blue metal wire.

When you wield this bow, it functions as a +1 composite longbow if you are chaotic good, neutral good, or chaotic neutral. It adjusts its pull automatically, allowing you to add your full Strength bonus to your damage roll with each arrow fired.

Relic Power: If you have established the proper divine connection, this bow gains the frost and drow bane weapon properties (DMG 224).
To use the relic power, you must worship Corellon Larethian and either sacrifice a 5th-level divine spell slot or have the True Believer feat and atleast 9 HD.

Lore: Corellon Larethian gave the original bow of the wintermoon to the elf hero Seskaya more than two thousand years ago, but his clerics have since made several copies (Knowledge [religion] DC 20).


Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Sanctify Relic, ice storm, summon monster I.
Cost to Create: 1,500 gp (plus 400 gp for base item), 120 XP, 3 days.