Singing Shortbow (Greater)

Rather than a normal bowstring, this +3 greater striking greater thundering composite shortbow has a string made of animal gut, much like a musical instrument's. When you shoot the bow, it releases a soft musical note: sonorous if your aim is true and discordant if your shot goes off-target.

Activate 2 command (auditory)

Frequency once per hour

Effect You sing, hum, or whistle a note, and your bow provides appropriate accompaniment. Make a Strike with the bow. If it hits, the bow generates a magical effect determined by the note you sung, which has the traits indicated in parentheses. This affects every creature in a from the creature you hit. As normal for an emanation, you choose whether the creature you hit is affected.

Song of Soothing (emotion, enchantment, healing, mental) Each creature regains ] Hit Points and gains a +1 status bonus to saves against mental effects for 1 minute.

Song of Suffering (evocation, sonic) Each creature takes |options:area-damage] damage with a save.