Sandy (who wrote a great Pamaltelan tale):
>THE ELF HOMING ARROWS
>I've a suggestion which makes magical sense, and keeps these arrows very
>rare.
> The plant's stem makes the arrow shaft -- hence harvesting it kills the
>plant. In addition, the shaft has to be "taught" who the target is. This is
>done by watering the plant, when first planted, with the blood, sweat, or
>dung, etc. of the intended target.
> Thus, if you want an arrow that will home in on Joerg B., you'll need to
>obtain some of his blood first, and water the plant with it. By the end of
>the year, it will be ready to harvest and you'll have an anti-Joerg missile.
Just out of self-preservation:
What's the range of these things, and how much matter can I put between me
and the missile without forcing it to go around it (i.e. will it always hit
an unarmoured location)?
Oh, and does the blood have to be fresh, undiluted, or can it be taken from
a rag with dried blood which may have staunched a wound?
Is there a spell to keep blood from clotting? Or an artifact?
If so, can the spell be used on a person rather than on a small amount of blood?
(Is this ZZ's Seal Wound?)
More cans of worms...