Gae Bolg

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Statistics Gae Bolg (Polearm) All Races DMG: 92 Delay: 551 HP +10 MP +10 +7 Lv. 68 DRG Damage Per Second: 10.02 TP Per Hit: 14.6%	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.

Dropped From

Name	Level	Zone
Vouivre (NM)	79-80	Ifrit's Cauldron

Historical Background

This spear's name is a typographical error as it has been in many other games by SquareEnix. It is actually spelled 'Gáe Bulg' and is pronounced 'ge-a bull-gh'.

In Irish folklore, Gáe Bulg was the spear of Cúchulainn, the hero of the Ulster Cycle. It was forged from the bone of the Coinchenn, a sea monster, which was killed fighting another sea monster, the Curruid. Cúchulainn received the spear after training with the great warrior master Scáthach in Alba. It was supposedly very powerful, but could only be used in very specific conditions. It could only be used in the vicinity of a stream. When thrown, it would enter its target with a single wound then burst open, unleashing 30 barbs. Gáe Bulg is Irish for "notched spear", "belly-spear", or possibly "lightning spear".