Novalyst.
Spoiler-aware compendium Sign in
Library/ The Butcher's Masquerade
Reading position Whole book
Whole book
← The Compendium
Generic item illustration for Arrow of Enthusiastic Double Gonorrhea
item

Arrow of Enthusiastic Double Gonorrhea

A disease-coated arrow that sets and repeatedly heals its victim's genitals until transmitted or removed by gelding.

Story so far

The arrow's poison inflicts Enthusiastic Double Gonorrhea. It does not directly kill, but literally ignites the affected anatomy and continually heals it, creating ongoing agony.

The only cures are removal of the anatomy or transmission to another person. Carl rams the arrow into Vrah's exposed neck before her shield activates. As a future hive queen intended to birth a thousand nymphs, she is unlikely to geld herself, making the last male Dark Hive representative her probable target.

Appearance

An otherwise ordinary arrow with a disease-coated tip.

Role

The arrow turns Vrah's escape and reproductive future into strategic pressure on her faction's final representative.

Relationships

Carl — He stabs Vrah at point-blank range with it.
Vrah — She contracts the disease and must transmit it or accept gelding.
The Dark Hive — Its last male representative becomes the likely transmission target.
Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 15
  • An ordinary arrow dipped in a disease you cannot cure, only geld away or pass to somebody else.
Chapter 23
  • A specialized disease-themed arrow looted from Akland and apparently selected for use against Louis.
Chapter 35
  • A disease-coated arrow that sets and repeatedly heals its victim's genitals until transmitted or removed by gelding.
Character portrait