The Lion Wand (Magic Wand)

Fashioned from ebony, the wand is 15 inches long and carved with figures of all manner of large cats (leopards, lions, etc.), and has a grip in the middle bound with lion fur.
It has two linked powers. First, anyone carrying the wand is safe from the attacks of great cats (lions, panthers, etc.); the beasts simply treat the bearer as an irrelevance—part of the scenery—unless he first attacks them.
Second, the owner may command up to three great cats. If he or she attempts to command a fourth animal, it simply ignores him or her. To issue a command, the bearer need only have the wand on his person and give a verbal order. These must be simple instructions, but can be both flexible and long lasting. "Protect me," "follow me," and "fight alongside me" are all feasible commands that will be followed loyally, though the cats do not obey suicidal instructions.
The wand was created by a tribal shaman named Ngewei about twenty years ago. The shaman was a refugee from a tribe enslaved by invaders, and traveled with a small group of warriors who venerated the lion totem Spirit; the wand was a gift to a the chief of the tribe where Ngewei and his companions eventually settled, a sign of gratitude over that they had been permitted to stay and worship their totem. Five years ago, however, the wand was stolen by a trader's guard. Any adventurer recovering the wand, however, might find that it causes them nothing but trouble: the descendants of the chief who once owned it, Ngewei's descendants, and the tribe from which the shaman fled all want to recover the wand for their own ends, and might pester or attack other owners to recover it.
Category:Shaman Magic Items
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Category:Magic Wands