War God's Short Bow

War God's Short Bow gleams with a quiet severity: a slender arc of ash-dark yew, the wood polished to a dull gleam, limbs etched with lines that catch the light like rain on steel. The grip is wrapped in weathered leather, darker near the palm, lighter toward the ends where calluses have worn the grain smooth. Brass fittings along the riser catch a glint of sun, and a small sigil—a stylized, spear-tipped glyph—burnishes at the center, half-forgotten lore pressed into the metal by smiths who swore oaths to a war god. The string, pale as a winter moon, hums when drawn, a sound that travelers whisper is the echo of battles survived. It bears the scuffs of countless campaigns, notches where arrows found their mark, and a scorch mark near the grip where a dragon’s breath briefly kissed the wood and left only a blackened edge. In the right light it looks almost ceremonial, as if it had waited centuries to be claimed by a hunter who respects history as much as speed. In the stories whispered beside campfires, the bow is not merely a tool but a relic of disciplined force—the sort of weapon that teaches a fighter to read a field before the first breath of wind. Its short limbs give a snap-quick draw, and strung tightly, it rewards a hunter who moves with the target. The arrows fly cleanly, mid-range and precise, stitching gaps in armor while the archer keeps pace with the world around them. It suits skirmishes and ambushes, where a sudden, aimed volley can tilt a battle without breaking the rhythm of a patrol. Those who wield it learn to listen for the wooden sigh as the string settles after a shot, the tell-tale creak that warns of fatigue, the way the ground replies to a well-placed arrow with a quiet recoil of stone and dust. It is a weapon that asks for patience, then rewards speed, focus, and moral clarity when every shot counts. The price of such a thing travels far, and markets remember its path. I watched a young hunter haggle beneath the awning of Saddlebag Exchange, where items drift in from caravans to become tomorrow’s legends. The seller’s ledger spoke in coins and barter, noting the bow’s wear, its rune-worn sigil, and the promise that a few good hunts would bring it back to life for another owner. The negotiation wasn’t merely about gold; it was about the bow’s next chapter, about whether it would sit in a quiet shelf or sing again on a sunlit afternoon when the wind learned to carry a precise, fearless shot. When you lift War God’s Short Bow, you carry a thread of that history. You shoulder more than wood and string; you shoulder a story of disciplined myth meeting the field, a weapon ready to answer the next summons with speed, intent, and mercy—toward a target, toward an era, toward whatever dawn you’re brave enough to greet. Its pull endures, inviting another hunt.