Yoichinoyumi

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Statistics Yoichinoyumi (Archery) All Races DMG: 81 Delay: 524 Ranged Accuracy +20 Ranged Attack +10 "Namas Arrow" Lv. 75 RNG / SAM Damage Per Second: 9.27 TP Per Hit: 14.3% Hidden Effect Attacks will occasionally do 3 times normal damage.	Other Uses Resale Price: Cannot be sold to NPCs.
Synthesis Recipes None	Used in Recipes None
Desynthesis Recipe None	Obtained From Desynthesis None

How to Obtain

Cannot be auctioned, traded, or bazaared.

Quests

• Relic Bow: Yoichinoyumi

Notes

Originally wielded during the Shadowreign era by Laisavie X Berlends.

Historical Background

Yoichinoyumi (与一の弓), "Yoichi's bow", comes from a Japanese story of the Samurai, Nasu no Yoichi. He was a Lord of the Minamoto clan during the Genpei War against the Taira/Heike. During the shore battle of Yashima, the Taira placed a mystical fan atop one of their warships, and claimed it protected them from ballistic fire and could even divert the arrows back to their enemies; they made a challenge against the Minamoto to try and take it down. Yoichi mounted a horse and entered the waters. Despite the tide, the wavering of his mount, and the teetering of the fan's ship, with a single arrow he was able to shoot and split the fan. Because of the marvelousness of the shot, both sides of the confrontation cheered Yoichi's mastery of archery.