Crossbow

The crossbow is the second most-used missile weapon.

Description
The destructive power of this weapon is even higher than that of the bow. However, this comes at the price that the crossbow is very complicated to use, and therefore only agile warriors like bards can use it to great effect. Therefore, it's no wonder that the most famous crossbow user is Iolo Fitzowen. A crossbow can either use normal bolts or the enhanced and more destructive  magic bolts.

History
The crossbow appeared as early as  Ultima IV, and has since then stayed a constant. Its disappearance in  Ultima IX is therefore even stranger.

Also, a second type of crossbow, the triple crossbow appeared in  Ultima VI.

Effectiveness of this Weapon

 * In  Ultima VII and  Ultima VII Part Two, crossbows have a damage of 10 and a reach of 13.

Trivia

 * In Ultima VII, when examining any crossbow, Iolo claims they were the result of the fine craftsmen at Iolo's Bows. Oddly, even in Serpent Isle, a land with little contact with Britannia, the same claim is again made.  This proud boast even extends to The Silver Seed, which is set not only in the Serpent Isle, but also 400 years in the past.