Multishot bow

The multishot bow is an answer to the duplex bow (a bow that shoots two arrows) and to compensate the lack of bow weapons designed to fire in a wide radius. The multishot bow fires special arrows into a reticule separated into three or five sections. This allows the scattershot arrow to separate into multiple projectiles, allowing the bow to fire in an arc. Generally the multishot bow is designed to fire three or five scattershots, although this comes at the cost of effectiveness over range.
The secret is in the fletching and the bowcraft. The bow has a device called the bifurcation ring, which is placed where the arrow would fly through. The bifurcation ring is a circle with three (or five) spokes joined in the middle of the ring distanced by a 120° (or 72°) angle. The arrowhead is similarly composed of three (or 5) tips designed to separate when the arrow passes through the ring, greatly increasing the chances of a projectile hitting its target at the cost of range and accuracy. While the technique does yield results in terms of damage, the arrows are unusable after firing as a result.
While the origins of multishot bows are disputed, they are commonly used by Polkan centaurs and their slaves.
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