Broodmother's Fangs

Credits to Mircea Nicula for the awesome cover art!

When the Siege of Yathra Silthame sparked the Reckoning, tales were told of a drow warrior who could pick off commanders and captains from hundreds of feet away. Even if the lethal shots didn't eliminate their victim immediately, the vile poison coating every shot from this sniper would kill them, melting their innards like a spider's venom. Broodmother's Fangs was wielded by one Kalanaun Ossana, one of the greatest archers to fight during the Reckoning. They were a devoted assassin and warrior of Ix'kythael, and served her in countless battles across Emaxus.
It was during the battle that lead to the creation of the Arakhor Tathra that Kalanaun was slain, and the Broodmother's Fangs were shunted to an unknown location. The powerful longbow has yet to be found, and has lost much of its power in the centuries since the Reckoning. Should it come into the hands of another skilled archer, the ancient foe-slayer could be reawoken.

The Legend

When the followers of the Obsidian Lords were preparing for the Reckoning, Ix'kythael whispered of a champion with the means to end fights long before her precious swarms could come under threat. So, her followers created the Broodmother's Fangs, a metallic longbow strung with spider silk and imbued with Ix'kythael's lethal venoms. They held trials to see who would be worthy of wielding Ix'kythael's creation, and one hundred drow champions slew one another in ritual combat until Kalanaun Ossana emerged victorious. They claimed Ix'kythael's gifts, and were on the frontlines during the Battle of Yathra Silthame.
Over the course of the countless battles of the Reckoning that occurred in Iotura, Kalanaun slew hundreds, if not thousands, of the followers of the Children of Yamma. Some even claim that a shot from the Broodmother's Fangs felled a planetar of An'liceth, but this has never been confirmed; however, it was when the followers of Ix'kythael met the empire of Camaerith in the region that would soon become the Arakhor Tathra that Kalanaun was at last slain. It is rumored they were turned into a tree by Syluru, and then the Broodmother's Fangs were banished to an unknown location. The bow has yet to be found, and awaits the next champion who (for good or for ill) will lay warriors low from afar once more.

The Remnant

longbow, legendary, requires attunement
A sleek and haunting longbow of black and purple mercurial metal, Broodmother's Fangs is seemingly impervious to damage yet still bends and contorts to the needs of its wielder. Within its time of disuse, the longbow has become dormant.

Dormant

In its dormant form, the Broodmother's Fangs appears as a well-made, metal longbow of purple and black steel. It is unstrung, but one must only pull on the top of it to reveal spider silk that can be used to string the bow.

Properties

• The wielder has a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this weapon.
• Spider Queen's Venom. Attacks made with Spider Queen's Fangs deal an additional 1d6 poison damage.
• Lolth's Fangs. No arrows are needed to fire the Spider Queen's Fangs. An arrow apparates when the bow is drawn to fire.

Awakened

After claiming countless lives, the Spider Queen's Fangs is beginning to regain its haunting luster. The once steel-like metal again seems mercurial, and every arrow fired glows with a faint purple wisp as it flies.

Properties

• The wielder has a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this weapon.
• Spider Queen's Venom. Attacks made with Spider Queen's Fangs deal an additional 2d6 poison damage and ignore resistance to poison damage.
• Lolth's Fangs. No arrows are needed to fire the Spider Queen's Fangs. An arrow apparates when the bow is drawn to fire.
• Lolth's Reach. As apart of their Attack action, the wielder can choose to ignore disadvantage imposed by long range shooting. An attack within normal range gains advantage. The wielder can use this a number of times equal to their proficiency bonus per long rest.

Exalted

Through precision and bloodletting, the Spider Queen's Fangs has been restored to its original divine power. The wielder is cloaked in faint purple shadows, and no longer needs to nock arrows; instead, an arrow of pure, purple energy appears when the string is drawn.

Properties

• The wielder has a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this weapon.
• Spider Queen's Venom. Attacks made with Spider Queen's Fangs deal an additional 3d6 poison damage and ignore resistance or immunity to poison damage.
• Lolth's Fangs. No arrows are needed to fire the Spider Queen's Fangs. An arrow apparates when the bow is drawn to fire.
• Lolth's Reach. As apart of their Attack action, the wielder can choose to ignore disadvantage imposed by long range shooting. An attack within normal range gains advantage. The wielder can use this a number of times equal to their proficiency bonus per long rest.
• Lolth's Focus. As a bonus action, the wielder can choose to make their next attack that hits with the Spider Queen's Fangs to be a critical hit. They can use this feature once per short rest.

Item type

Weapon, Ranged