Blowgun

A blowgun is a simple projectile weapon which allows its user to fire darts through the momentum created by their own breath. They appear in Ultima VII and Ultima VII Part Two, as well as in Savage Empire and the Nintendo port of Ultima III.

Description
On Greater Earth, cultures which employ blowguns seldom use them as weapons of war, as they are much better suited to attacking small game, such as rabbits or monkeys. When blowguns are used against human targets, the projectiles are often envenomed - as the force of the darts alone are unlikely to cause significant harm. Within the world's hidden valley of Eodon, many of the tribesmen of the region employ blowguns as arms in combat, with the technologically primitive Urali people appearing to have a predilection for the weapon.

Amongst the goblin tribes of Serpent Isle, blowguns were a popular weapon amongst females, and were used with a relatively effective poison to assault enemies from a distance. In Britannia, the blowgun became briefly popular amongst bandits and pirates during the early Age of Armageddon but never came into common enough use to be available through commercial weapon's dealers.

Blowguns were listed in Ultima VII as having an effectiveness rating of 1, and in Ultima VII Part Two as having a damage of 3 and an effective range of 6.

Trivia

 * In the Nintendo port of Ultima III, blowguns replaced bows as the most commonly available ranged weapon - and could be bought for the same cost as a standard bow in the PC version of the game.