A bow created as a gift by a sorcerous for her lover. Due to circumstance her soul is trapped in the bow.

Sentience. The Rose Bow is a neutral good weapon with an Intelligence of 12, a Wisdom 14, and a Charisma of 17. It has hearing and truesight but to a range of 30 feet.

The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common, Elvish, and Sylvan.

Personality. A young woman by the name of Blythe lives in the bow. She is bold and can have a short temper. She is protective of her wielder.

Arrow of Thorns. As an action, you can fire this arrow at a target you can see within 600 feet of you. On a hit the target must make a constitution save or become blinded until your next turn

Dormant

The bow grants the following benefits in its dormant state:

• You can speak, read, and write Sylvan.
• You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.
• You gain the ability to use Arrow of Thorns 3 times per long rest.
• You can can attempt to use a Arrow of Thorns on a target creature you can see. The creature must succeed on a Constitution save with a DC equal to 10 + your Constitution Modifier. On a fail the target becomes blinded until your next turn.

Awakened

When the bow reaches an awakened state, it gains the following properties:

• The weapon’s bonus to attack and damage rolls increases to +2.
• The saving throw DC for Arrow of Thorns increases to 12 + your Constitution Modifier.
• Arrow of Thorns increases in number to 4 time per long rest.

Exalted

When the bow reaches an exalted state, it gains the following properties:

• The weapon’s bonus to attack and damage rolls increases to +3.
• The saving throw DC for Arrow of Thorns increases to 14 + your Constitution Modifier.
• Arrow of Thorns increases in number to 5 time per long rest.

Proficiency with a Shortbow allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.

Notes: Sense: Truesight, Language: Sylvan, Language: Common, Language: Elvish, by ranger or fighter, Ammunition, Range, Two-Handed, Vex