My paranoia may be getting the better of me but I do not see how you would write off an insta-auto kill as garbage. I figured a scum would really want that and I think I was right.
That interaction you had with Forsaken really has me stuck. The question he asked you makes zero sense with the items you claimed and in context it really looks like he was leveraging your arm there.
Valid point on it not killing him but it could be by design. The issue that he seemed to pick items to sell makes me think he may have immunity to the bows. Why would he let the town buy stuff that would kill him? That does not make sense to me making me think he could not be effected by the bow.