Artifact: Rod of Solomon

== Description ==
The Rod appears to be a knobby walking stick of unvarnished hawthorne. It is about three feet in length. It has a rounded top, and tapers to a spearlike point at its base.
Whether or not this device has anything to do with Solomon in any wise is up for debate. Certainly the hawthorne that it is crafted from is not native to the Holy Land. No matter its origin, this is an item of disturbing and dangerous power. It holds within it the essence of a greater fire elemental, and can be used for a significant range of fire and heat-based effects. There is a caveat, however- it requires an influx of bower to produce these effects, and usually that source is the wielder of the rod.
If the user is not careful, profligate use of the staff can very quickly eat away the life force of the user, reducing even the most hale and healthy individual to a withered husk. The most recent wielder of the Rod was named Enoch, a werewolf and Hunter of werewolves who was incinerated when impaled by the Rod itself.
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