Ephixis, Bow of Nyela

Weapon (shortbow), artifact (requires attunement)

Nylea wields the shortbow Ephixis, the bow whose arrows herald the turning of the seasons. Nylea is quick to let her favored followers borrow her bow, particularly when they intend to use it to perform great deeds, put an end to foul creatures, or cast down the arrogant.

Bow of the Wild. This divine weapon includes a shortbow and a quiver with four arrows, each tied to one of the four seasons. You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this bow, and you suffer no disadvantage when attacking at the weapon's long range. Additionally, Ephixis scores a critical hit on a d20 roll of 19 or 20.

Blessing of the Wild. If you are a worshiper of Nylea, you gain all the following benefits for which you have the required piety:

Piety 10+. The bow has 1 randomly determined minor beneficial property.

Piety 25+. The bow has 1 randomly determined major beneficial property.

Piety 50+. The bow has 1 randomly determined major beneficial property.

If you aren't a worshiper of Nylea, the bow has 1 randomly determined major detrimental property.

Arrows of the Seasons. You must be attuned to a nature's mantle and a circlet of hunting for this effects. The four arrows — each associated with a season — that accompany this bow can be fired only from it. Each arrow disappears immediately after it's used, and it reappears in the quiver at the next turn. The save DC against spells cast with the arrows is 18. Each arrow has a unique property:

Spring. As an action, you can fire this arrow, targeting a beast or a plant creature you can see within 320 feet of you. On a hit, the arrow deals no damage, and the target gains the benefits of the awaken spell for 8 hours.

Summer. As an action, you can fire this arrow at an unoccupied space on the ground that you can see within 320 feet of you, no attack roll required. A Nyxborn lynx is summoned in that space (use the stat block for a tiger with the Nyxborn traits from chapter 6 of MOT). The lynx understands your verbal commands and obeys them as best it can, and it takes its turns immediately after yours. The emissary remains for 1 hour before fading away.

Autumn. As an action, you can fire this arrow at a space on the ground that you can see within 320 feet of you, no attack roll required, casting the Wall of Thorns spell there.

Winter. As an action, you can fire this arrow at a space that you can see within 320 feet of you, no attack roll required, casting the Ice Storm spell there.