Essence Interrupter

Essence Interrupter
General
Slot	Weapon
Weapon type	Hunting bow
Soulbound
Unique
Base value	70 + 12,000 Base value (Hunting bow)70EnchantmentsExceptional (16)4,000Experimental Souls (8)2,000Charged Copper (8)2,000Two-handed×1.5Sell value (20%)2,414Buy value (100%)12,070
Sell value	2,414
Buy value	12,070
Weapon
Combat type	Ranged
Range	12m
Handing	Two-handed
Attack time	0.7 sec
Recov. time	4.0 sec
Initiative	4.0
Penetration	8
Damage
Base The base damage of this weapon, with no enchantments or modifiers 14-24 / 15-19
Base The base damage of this weapon, with no enchantments or modifiers 14-24 / 15-19
RTwP Damage in real-time with pause mode: Base damage (override)14 - 24+30% Exceptional+4.2 - 7.2Total=18.2 - 31.2 18-31
RTwP Damage in real-time with pause mode: Base damage (override)14 - 24+30% Exceptional+4.2 - 7.2Total=18.2 - 31.2 18-31
TBM Damage in turn-based mode: Base damage (override)15 - 19+30% Exceptional+4.5 - 5.7Total=19.5 - 24.7 20-25
TBM Damage in turn-based mode: Base damage (override)15 - 19+30% Exceptional+4.5 - 5.7Total=19.5 - 24.7 20-25
Type
Type
Weapon type bonuses
Accurate: +5 Accuracy Unfit For Melee: -10 Deflection against Melee weapons
Enchantments
Exceptional: +30% Damage, +8 Accuracy, +2 Penetration Experimental Souls: Critical Hits with this weapon transfer experimental soul energy into the target, morphing them into a sentient creature when the target dies Charged Copper: Deals Best of Pierce / Shock
Related
Proficiency	Rapid Shot
Technical
Weapon ID	Hunting_Bow_U_Animancer
Guid	14bf2083-ffdf-4a5a-bb55-3be6636023e5

Essence Interrupter is a hunting bow in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.

Description

Critics of soul manipulation disparage animancy as a reckless perversion of the natural order. While these arguments are often steeped in political animus, every once in a while they hit the mark.

Such is the case with the Essence Interrupter, the product of an ambitious but unorthodox outcast of the Brackenbury Sanitarium. The inventor hypothesized a surefire method to Awaken kith souls by applying an instant jolt of spiritual stimulus to the cranium. Once he modified a hunting bow to unleash projectiles of charged adra and copper, he set up a market stall in Spirento where he promised compensation to anyone who participated in his study.

After calmly shooting arrows between the eyes of two test subjects, the animancer was taken into custody. Authorities never recovered his bow, which to this day reflects something of its inventor's unethical eccentricity.

Acquisition

• Port Maje: Sold by Henric.

Enchantment tree

Note: Electrical Conduit / Thermal Conduit and Soul Diplomacy / Tethered Souls are mutually exclusive.

								Electrical Conduit
Charged Copper
								Thermal Conduit
								Soul Diplomacy
Experimental Souls
								Tethered Souls

Upgrades

Base	Enchantment	Effects	Cost	Ingredients
Charged Copper	Electrical Conduit	+5% Damage as Shock (Increases with Metaphysics)	6,000	2	2	2
				Velune	Xaurip Tongue	Binding Copper
	Thermal Conduit	+5% Damage as Burn (Increases with Metaphysics)	6,000	2	2	2
				Ruby	Primal Flame	Binding Copper
Experimental Souls	Soul Diplomacy	Critical Hits with this weapon transfer experimental soul energy into the target, morphing them into a sentient creature when the target dies (Creatures are now always allies) Removes: Experimental Souls	6,000	2	2	2
				Adra Ban	Awakened Adra	Binding Copper
	Tethered Souls	Critical Hits with this weapon transfer experimental soul energy into the target, morphing them into a sentient creature when the target dies (Creatures now live twice as long) Removes: Experimental Souls	6,000	2	2	2
				Adra Ban	Awakened Root	Binding Copper

Behind the scenes

• Created by Ian Randall.

Gallery

Concept art and renders by Ian Randall

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