Gastraphetes (80)

Used in Quest: Trial of the Magians (Marksmanship Trials)

• Trail 2281 - Rewards Gastraphetes (85)

Cannot be auctioned, traded, or bazaared, but can be delivered to a character on the same account.
Cannot be obtained as a random reward from the Gobbie Mystery Box Special Dial and similar sources.

Quest

• Trial of the Magians
  • Marksmanship Trials

Gastraphetes				Gastraphetes (80)
Trial 1084: Birds Trueflight x200	Trial 1085: Amorphs Trueflight killing blow x200	Trial 1880: Dragons Trueflight killing blow x300	Trial 1881: Vermin Trueflight killing blow x300

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.

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.