The Windstrike Bow of Dravan Ironhoof

The Windstrike Bow of Dravan Ironhoof is a legendary weapon in Landorya. Its known origin is Commissioned by the Elders Council and shaped by the Mystical Stewards of the Aurora Plains, this bow was imbued through a weeks-long ritual aligned with the Spirit Winds. It was presented to War Leader Dravan Ironhoof as recognition of his mastery of Windstrike, the Nomads' signature mounted martial art, and the celestial energies of the plains were woven into its grain through shamanic ceremony.. Its most cited abilities include Arrows fired from horseback suffer no accuracy penalty from speed or wind, Releases a concussive burst of elemental wind upon a clean strike, and Attuned to the Circle of Dust, arrows fired into a dust cloud track the silhouettes of hidden enemies. Accounts also warn of a drawback: A warrior who wields this bow while stationary, on foot rather than mounted, finds their aim inexplicably faltering, as though the plains themselves resent the…

Ironhoof carried this bow during the celebrated defense of the southern trade routes some three decades past, where his use of the Circle of Dust tactics turned a devastating bandit incursion into a rout across the open grasslands. It is said that during the final charge, arrows loosed from this bow emerged from within a wall of swirling dust and found their marks without missing a single shot. After Ironhoof's death, the bow was interred briefly with him by Nomadic rite, then recovered by the Tribe of the Red Dusk, who claim it as a sacred war relic held in trust for the next great War Leader.