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The crossbow allegedly was originally wielded by Abraham van Helsing, and is a weapon primarily used by Ichabod Crane after receiving it from Nicholas Hawley.

Description[]

The weapon is has a "black walnut stock, forged with evil limbs"[1] fastened with specialized bolts. Said bolts are made from "solid iron, druidic runes along the shaft, and a reservoir tip filled with Greek fire and basilisk venom" according to Hawley. Though the magic in the weapon was not enough to stop Mary Wells when she was raised by Henry Parish,[2] it is apparently enough to stop some members of Moloch's demon army[3] and to temporarily stop Death, at least in a dream.[4] The weapon was allegedly forged in the late 15th century.[1]

History[]

Ichabod Crane first used this weapon in a dream sequence created by his son, Henry Parish, when he used it to temporarily stop Abraham Van Brunt from attacking him and Abigail Mills. Here, it was known to the both of them to be a far more effective weapon against the Horseman of Death than bullets.[4]

In reality, however, Crane received this weapon, and the specifications as to what it could do, from Nicholas Hawley, who wanted to have it tested on Mary Wells to see if it lived up to its legend. Unfortunately, it did not destroy her, merely momentarily delayed her, though the reservoir on the tip did detonate with a flame.[2]

Apparently, tough, it did have some magic to it, just weaked. Katrina Crane re-energized the magic within the weapon when she joined her husband, Abigail, Jenny Mills, and Frank Irving on their assault to try to kill Moloch with the Sword of Methuselah and therefore prevent him from fully merging Purgatory and Earth to unleash the Apocalypse.[3]

When Crane took it to Henry Knox's old manor, owned by his descendant, Theodore "Teddy" Knox, Theodore was more interested in the artifact his guests had than the people themselves. Crane attempted to use it to kill the vitala, Carmilla Pines, but her regeneration qualities prevented it from killing her, until its bolts were set aflame, utilizing the dual weaknesses to iron and fire in killing her newly created vitalas, but she escaped before it could be used to kill her.[1]

Trivia[]

  • Abraham van Helsing is a fictional character from Bram Stoker's gothic horror novel, Dracula, published in 1897. The author named the character for himself. He is described in the novel as a philosopher and a metaphysician, and one of the most advanced scientists of his day.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 2.14, "Kali Yuga"
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.05, "The Weeping Lady"
  3. 3.0 3.1 2.11, "The Akeda"
  4. 4.0 4.1 2.01, "This Is War"
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