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Hunter's Thorn Projectile

A thick, sap-laced thorn sharpened into a crude but effective projectile, its surface still glistening with residual moisture from the water where the Doctor gathered it. The thorn bears faint grooves along its length, where the Doctor has carved shallow channels to maximize venom retention. Though torn from the Hunter's thorn plant during the Doctor's flight, it retains the weaponized properties of the deadly flora—a primitive but lethal tool repurposed for retaliation.
2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S14E11 · The Deadly Assassin Part 3
Doctor crafts survival from tainted water

The Doctor gathers thorns from the Reed Thicket and dips their points into the poisoned liquid from the small bottle. These thorns serve first as accidental harm when he pricks himself, then as projectiles fired from the reed blowpipe—turning vegetation into precision weapons.

Before: Sharp spines native to the Reed Thicket, harmless until contaminated and weaponized
After: Embedded in the Hunter's thigh after being propelled by the Doctor's improvised blowpipe, delivering poison
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S14E11 · The Deadly Assassin Part 3
Doctor turns on his tormentor

Thorns from the vegetation around the contaminated pool become the Doctor’s improvised ammunition when dipped in poison. Their natural sharpness transforms an accidental injury into a deliberate attempt at lethal counterattack, culminating in a strike to the Hunter’s thigh through the blowpipe.

Before: Thick sap-coated spines scattered across the contaminated ground, causing accidental injury to the Doctor’s foot
After: Broken off and honed to fine points, loaded with poison and fired as projectiles from the reed blowpipe before embedding in the Hunter’s flesh
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