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Staff of Withering

A length of blackthorn, dark as old blood, serves as the shaft of this staff. A tarnished silver skull caps its crown, its empty eye sockets seeming to follow the living. The grip has been worn smooth by generations of hands. Faint necromantic sigils stir to a sickly green glow whenever the staff is held near a living creature.

Rare · Quarterstaff · Attunement

Staff of Withering

A length of blackthorn, dark as old blood, serves as the shaft of this staff.

At a glance

Quarterstaff, rare (requires attunement)

Made by The veiled necromancer-priest who founded the Veiled Eye’s Fallen…

Value 5,000 gp

Weight 4 lbs

  • necromancy
  • necrotic
  • staff
  • quarterstaff
  • Veiled Eye
  • cult

Charges

3of 3


At the table

A quirk

The card

2 properties

Quarterstaff, rare (requires attunement)

Charges3The staff regains expended charges daily at dawn.
  1. Always on
    The staff serves as a sturdy weapon, its blackthorn shaft wrapped in subtle silver markings.
  2. Always on
    On a solid blow, the skull’s eyes flare and the victim’s strength seems to drain away beneath a wash of unnatural cold.

Its story

A length of blackthorn, dark as old blood, serves as the shaft of this staff. A tarnished silver skull caps its crown, its empty eye sockets seeming to follow the living. The grip has been worn smooth by generations of hands. Faint necromantic sigils stir to a sickly green glow whenever the staff is held near a living creature.

Lore

The congregation taught that every living body carried a hidden eye: the mortal weakness through which death could look inward. Their celebrants used this staff to expose that weakness, leaving the strong trembling and the faithful convinced they had witnessed a holy revelation.

History

Made for the high celebrant of the Veiled Eye’s Fallen Congregation, the staff passed from preacher to preacher as the cult gathered in hidden chapels. It was recovered from the congregation’s ruined hoard, where its sigils still brightened at the approach of the living.

Quirks

The necromantic sigils glow faintly when the staff is held near a living creature.
When a charge is spent, the silver skull gives a soft, dry click like teeth closing.

Details

Made byThe veiled necromancer-priest who founded the Veiled Eye’s Fallen Congregation
PowerModerate
SystemDungeons & Dragons 5th Edition

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