Parting Gift

**Parting Gift**, previously known as **Marlfax's Gift**, is a magic weapon that also functions as a spellcasting focus. It is an enchanted bow that was once named Marlfax's Gift, and was used by Fenris when he was alive as a spellcasting focus. It was previously wielded by his adoptive parent, Maus Ponyhosen during the events of *SteamSpell.* In S2E2 'Parting Gift,' when Oleander summoned Fenris' spirit, before leaving, he imparted an echo of his soul to further enchant the bow.

## Parting Gift

Overlay sprite used in SteamSpell to represent Marlfax's Gift, created by Puddins

## Properties

### Ammo

* Arrows
* Magic

### Abilities

* Casting focus
* *Fury of the Moon item set*
* Killshot
* Unique *Faerie Fire* spell

## History

### Previous Owner(s)

* Fenris Amarak
* Maus Ponyhosen

## Base Description

The impressive bow is a sight to behold being crafted from the antlers of a mighty elk. Much like the scabbard to his sword, Fenris used his druidic magic to cause blue jade flowers to coil around the jagged antlers of the bow. It hums in your hand, and you can feel a presence guiding your aim when you hold it. When you summon it, a flash of flames is produced and a foxfire spirit brings the bow to your hand. This foxfire spirit continues to supply you with arrows.

Parting Gift was once Fenris’ bow, Marlfax’s Gift, which he left with Oleander in a symbolic gesture of being faer brother.

## Abilities

### *Fury of the Moon* *item set*

Parting Gift is a part of the *Fury of the Moon* item set. When using items that are a part of this set, they increase in power.

### Casting Focus

Parting Gift may be used as a spellcasting focus or implement. Its benefits are extended to spell attacks.

### Killshot

Crits against *vulnerable* enemies deal quad damage.

### Biomancer's Bane

*Killshot* applies to enemies who practice biomancy or partake in their organization at all times.

### *Charged*

Parting Gift has 1 charge and regains its charge at the beginning of each day.

### Fury Fire

Parting Gift may use its charge to cast the *Faerie Fire* spell from the Druid’s spell-list. Use your spellcasting stat for modifiers. This casting of faerie fire gains the following:

* *Natural Even Hit or Miss:* Target is *confused* until the end of your next turn.

## Legendary Lore

### Fenris lore

You recount how when he was still alive Fenris telling you about the bow he carried and utilized in his spellcasting. Fenris was given the bow, known as Marlfax’s Gift, by his pama to safeguard him in his exile. He retold the tales Maus told him when he was a young boy when instructing him in the art of archery as a form of meditation, an activity that he bonded with his adoptive pama with. They told him of how they were an adventurer in the Star-Touched, and he proudly tells you this bow is blessed by Marflax and was used to kill the wicked Dr. Branson. Fenris used the bow and meditative archery in great conjunction with his spellcasting to help him maintain control over the occult flames of fury of his fiendish nature.

### Planar lore

Within the Clocktower of Nirvana, Ghuul keeps a great ledger where he keeps track of a soul’s echoes and their place within the cosmos. Most of these echoes remain in Khazav where they belong, tended to by the shades and brought to their resting places to be placed in the great cemetery that surrounds the Clocktower, but if these items remain in the world, a Soul Echo may attach to them.

### Sojourner Lore

Sojourner’s teachings from old Shepherd texts state that after death, these echoes can still reverberate within the realm of the living as the soul continues to Sojourn on for the struggle of the soul leaves great echoes within the cycle. It is said that Sojourners who persevered in the face of great struggle may sometimes impart echoes of their souls and memories on objects that were important to them in life to guide those close to them to join them in their Sojourn one day.

## Trivia

* Parting Gift is the 2nd item in *WovenRealm* to have appeared in a previous campaign alongside Soren's Storybook and the Moonshadow Exile Mask.
* Parting gift is the 1st of 2 items to appear in *WovenRealm* to have previously appeared in *SteamSpell*.
* Parting Gift has been in the inventory and wielded by 2 of cast member Sam's characters: Maus in *SteamSpell* (when the bow was known as 'Marlfax's Gift) and now, Oleander in *WovenRealm*.
* When wielded by Fenris in Seasons 1 and 2, Marlfax's Gift was purely used for narrating Fenris' spellcasting.