After the Faro Plague wiped out all organic life, it reemerged with the reseeding of humanity to become the most common and reliable ranged weapon used by the tribes, be it for hunting animals, bringing down machines, or waging war.īows are thought to have originated in Africa sometime between the Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic eras, and their use extended to all inhabited continents save Australia. In the 20th century, its primary usage was in sports and recreational hunting. Its usage in warfare was reduced and then made obsolete as more powerful weapons such as guns and gunpowder became widespread.
The bow was used by the Old Ones for many thousands of years for warfare, hunting, or recreation.