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A '''grandbow''' is an incredibly powerful bow created by attaching an [[Fabrial#Augmenter|augmenter fabrial]] to a large bow. |
A '''grandbow''' is an incredibly powerful bow created by attaching an [[Fabrial#Augmenter|augmenter fabrial]] to a large bow.{{book ref|sa1|12}} They are sometimes called '''Shardbows''' because users typically must be enhanced by the strength of [[Shardplate]] in order to draw it fully. |
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== Appearance and Functionality == |
== Appearance and Functionality == |
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The bows are about as tall as a man, and the arrows used with a grandbow are as thick as three fingers, and are quite long.{{book ref|sa1|12}}. The fabrial attached to the bow ensures that the metal does not warp under the stress of being drawn.{{cite}} |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Grandbows were designed by [[Alethi]] [[artifabrian]]s led by [[Navani Kholin]] during the [[War of Reckoning]].{{book ref|sa1|12}} They were often used during [[chasmfiend]] hunts to injure the creatures before the hunters moved in for the final kill. In |
Grandbows were designed by [[Alethi]] [[artifabrian]]s led by [[Navani Kholin]] during the [[War of Reckoning]].{{book ref|sa1|12}} They were often used during [[chasmfiend]] hunts to injure the creatures before the hunters moved in for the final kill. In 1173, [[Highprince]] [[Torol Sadeas]] used a grandbow to attack the chasmfiend that surprised the Alethi during a hunt, while Highprince [[Dalinar Kholin]] as well as [[Adolin]] and King [[Elhokar]] attacked it with their [[Shardblade]]s.{{book ref|sa1|13}} |
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[[Rock]] was able to draw and fire a Grandbow at the [[Battle of Thaylen Field]] and kill [[Meridas Amaram]] who had been joined with [[Yelig-nar]]. He is the only known person to be able to draw a Grandbow without the aid of [[Shardplate]], though he was holding Stormlight at the time which may be what enabled him to so.{{book ref|sa3|120}} |
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Amaram's grandbow was passed onto Cord, who was also a skilled archer. [[Cord]] used the grandbow to kill [[Leshwi]] before the assault on [[Hearthstone]].{{book ref|sa4|5}} During a [[Skybreaker]] attack at the Battle of [[Emul]], Cord used the bow to shoot an arrow directly into [[Nale]]'s face, but he easily healed from the injury. Nale was also able to catch an arrow that Cord had fired from mere feet away.{{book ref|sa4|47}} |
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== Living Shardbows == |
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It is possible that a bonded [[Knights Radiant|Radiant]] [[spren]] may be manifested as a living Shardbow instead of a [[Shardblade]], although this seems to be uncommon and has not been seen since at least the [[Recreance]].{{book ref|sa2.5|20}} |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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