Heavy Compound crossbow is the finest crafted crossbow that the Weapon Seller Gnome makes. It is so quick that Connor's enemies did not know struck them. On sale, at only 300 gold coins and the trade in of a previous ranged-weapon. Connor could examine the weapon or choose to buy it.
The heavy compound crossbow was the best (and only) ranged weapon that the Weirdling Tradesman had. It can shoot can shoot farther and strike harder than most others. Even so he was impoverished, so he sold it but for 400 gold coins and trade in of a previous ranged-weapon.