Bow-sword

Bow-sword
Released							19 December 2005 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							Devious Minds
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Wield, Destroy
Destroy							You can make a replacement.
Examine							A sharp sword that can also fire arrows.
Values
Value							30 coins
Alchemy							Not alchemisable
Weight							3.175 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							6818

The bow-sword is required in the Devious Minds quest, for the monk at the Paterdomus Temple on the way to Canifis. Although the bow sword offers a wield option, the player unfortunately can't wield it, as attempting to do so produces an exclamation that "It's a bow and a sword...how am I supposed to use this?!" Asking the monk to teach the player how to use it produces the comment that "it's a foreign weapon" and "perhaps later" one of their warriors can teach them.

To make the bow-sword, players need to use a mithril 2h sword on Doric's whetstone, directly east of Taverley to produce a slender blade, then adding a bow string to it. This entire process requires 65 Smithing and 50 Fletching.

The bow-sword is later used by the assassin to kill several Monks of Entrana and snatch the relic.

The assassin makes further appearances during Secrets of the North and Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire, using the bow-sword to fend off his opponents.

Creation

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Fletching		50 (b)	50
Members		Ticks	? (edit)

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Bow string	1	78
	Slender blade	1	N/A
Total cost			78
	Bow-sword	1	N/A

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:11 January 2023| |0}} {{#explode:11 January 2023| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:11 January 2023| |2}}]] (update)	The item was graphically updated. The item's value was increased from 1 to 30.

Gallery (historical)

19 December 2005 – 11 January 2023	11 January 2023 – present