The Stone Arrow's weight and durability make it a more popular choice among hunters. The hardness of the tip makes it better at piercing tough animal hides or less durable forms of armour. In the Second Age, druids considered it a form of cheating, citing that it required a human's ingenuity to create rather than being a gift of nature.
They seldom complained when the evening meal was served, celebrating the success of the hunt alongside everyone else.
Even with somewhere as remote as Ashenfall, some humans turned to banditry, and they were very fond of Stone Arrows. Cheap and easy to produce, they help to kill and threaten anyone who makes the mistake of travelling through bandit-controlled woodland.
One such bandit, the self-described 'bandit king, Otho', would choose only "interesting" stones to turn into arrows. Glittering pebbles that swished through the air. He was nicknamed the "Magpie King" because of his love for shiny pebbles. A moniker he was very unhappy with.