Ash Arrow

An arrow carved from ash wood, the only substance that can reliably wound and kill a faerie.

Also known as: Ash Shaft, Wooden Death, Faerie's Bane Arrow

What They Know

Ash wood is one of the few substances that can kill a faerie outright; it disrupts the magic in their blood and leaves wounds that do not heal naturally.
During the War five hundred years ago, mortal archers fletched entire quivers with ash arrows to bring down High Fae lords.
The Wall's Treaty forbids fae from carrying ash weapons into mortal lands, but mortals are free to use them against fae intruders.
An ash arrow dipped in faebane becomes doubly lethal—the poison chokes magic while the wood delivers the killing wound.
Illyrian warriors respect the ash arrow as one of the few weapons that can kill them in the air; they train to dodge or deflect them in the war-camps.