Gastraphetes

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Statistics Gastraphetes (Marksmanship) All Races DMG: 51 Delay: 432 Enhances "Snapshot" effect Increases "Barrage" accuracy "Trueflight" Aftermath: Inc. Rng. Acc./Rng. Atk. Occasionally deals double damage Lv. 75 RNG Damage Per Second: 7.08	Other Uses
Synthesis Recipes None	Used in Recipes None
Desynthesis Recipe None	Obtained From Desynthesis None

How to Obtain

Cannot be auctioned, traded, or bazaared.

Quest

• Mythic Weapons

Historical Information

Equipped with an incredibly strong compound string, proper operation of this powerful bow typically requires the user to brace the stock against their stomach, from which its name, literally “belly bow,” derives. At present, the empire furnishes automated pulling devices to accomplish the arduous task of reloading.

Background

The gastraphetes (Ancient Greek γαστραφέτης, lit. 'belly-bow') was a handheld crossbow, used by ancient Greeks. It was described in the first century AD by the Greek author Heron of Alexandria in his work Belopoeica (Ancient Greek Βελοποιικά, 'on catapult-making'). It is believed to have been invented around 400 BC.

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