Wand of Obliteration (Magic Wand)

The origin and means of making these rare and powerful wands are now lost. Six were discovered in a chest on the island realm of Ruathym over 100 years ago. One is now thought to be in the treasury of that nation- the finders sold the others at enormous prices and their descendants are now wealthy merchant families of that nation. If any others have been found since, no one knows about it. The whereabouts of all are unknown. Elminster believes that only about 10 have ever existed in the Realms; he can find no hint of even a single command word for any of them. The wands are said to be dangerous; sometimes they tum back upon the user.
This wand can harmlessly erase and dispel symbols, glyphs of warding, and other written messages and runes (such as a wizard mark). It can obliterate scrolls and even pages from spell books, but all such items (regardless of how or what they're written on) gain a saving throw vs. "magical fire" on the Saving Throw Matrix for Magical and Non-Magical Items, as if they were "parchment or paper," with bonuses and penalties as follows: 
* Normal, nonmagical writing: - 3 
* Wizard mark, identifying rune or sigil for magical person or thing, command word, message concealed by unreadable magic: + 1
* Symbol, glyph of warding, protective circle or other magical rune: +2 
* Single written spell (such as a scroll), secret page magic: +3
* Spellbook page (or scroll if in close proximity to other scrolls or spell books); includes all multispell scrolls, but not secret page spell book pages: +4
Messages and marks deeply cut into stone cannot be destroyed by this wand. Only one message (regardless of extent), spell, or magical rune can be affected with the wand per round, and the fading (if successful) takes a full round. If an erasing attempt is unsuccessful, there is a 5% chance the wand will explode, doing 4d12+6 points of damage to all within 10 feet. The wand cannot be recharged, and each use, successful or not, drains one charge. Only wizards, illusionists, and incantatrixes can use this wand.
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