Thorn

The Forgotten Kingdom DLC

Fires homing needles which deal 15 Explosive damage after sticking for 2 seconds. When 5 needles are stuck in a target at once, BLOWBACK triggers, dealing 150 Explosive damage instead.

Crafted from the Regurgitated Spiny Sac by McCabe at Ward 13.

Damage	x at Level 0, max 21 at Level 10
RPS	8.85
Magazine	30
Accuracy	95.1%
Ideal Range	19 meters
Falloff Range	39 meters
Max Ammo	300
Critical Hit Chance	10%
Weak Spot Damage Bonus	+100%
Stagger Modifier	-10%

Deadwood

Thorn comes with the Deadwood permanent Weapon Mod.

Disables automatic BLOWBACK, while increasing Thorn's Reload Speed by 25%, and Fire Rate by 15%.

Reactivating the Mod will trigger an EMPOWERED BLOWBACK, which detonates all needles at once for 100% additional damage. Lasts 20 seconds.

Mod Power Requirement: 1,000

Lore

At first glimpse, it looks like a child's plaything—a mock gun made of twigs and branches. In truth, this twisted bramble is a deadly firearm that unleashes slender needles. They pierce their target before triggering a ghastly explosion that returns them to the ground from whence they came.

"It takes the hubris of a fool to believe oneself greater than the forces of nature. The Pan know all too well what can become of those who challenge the might of kin-mother Yaesha. Plague, hunger, stone, branch—she has no shortage of ways to punish those children whom she deems petulant and in want of humbling."