The longbow, has been reinforced with long strips of obsidian metal that run up its shaft, embedded in the ebony wood. A special marksmans sight, no doubt of elven construction, has been fitted along the grip that allow the user to better gauge range and distance. Just above that, there is a mark bearing its origins. A single fist clutching two arrows. It is the mark of the Outriders. Years ago, in the days when the towns were first built, there was a group of marauders known as Outriders. They caused havok and chaos onto anyone whom dared venture beyond secure territory. At first they were believed to be mere bandits, yet after sometime various clues of there origins began to surface. They were, perhaps the reminants of the first people to settle in the lands. A nomadic people, they laid no claim to any territory. Thus when the civilized races began to build townships and carve out land that they deemed 'theirs', the Outriders fought feverently against them. Yet as time passed their attacks began to dwindle. Soon they ceased all together. Word spread through whisper and rumor that they had fled through the Great Portal. Even some caravan masters around the Harata region have shared stories of their scourge, yet such accounts are hard to believe as few who have encountered them have lived beyond that meeting.