Artifact: Widow's Wand

==Description==
The Widow’s Wand is a magical knife designed for the purpose of supercharging blood rituals. In and of itself it is not either good nor evil, it simply is. It functions by absorbing violent emotions from its bearer, then releasing that power into whomever or whatever is later cut with it. If the dagger is emptied of power and cuts someone, it will operate in reverse, drawing rage, anger and violence from the person cut and depositing it into its holder.
The knife itself two-edged, bronze and obviously very old. It is not in the style of weapon, instead is it more stylized. It is engraved deeply with unreadable, ancient spells.
Its exact age is unknown, but it is easily over a thousand years. If the Wand has any power stored in it at all, there is a growing auric effect around it, drawing the anger and rage from its environs at a very slow pace. If it is empty, it is quiescent.
it was originally crafted by an abused woman who wanted her husband to feel what she did before he died, or so the legend goes. The runes were added later, when the device proved to be, at best, unstable.Category:Artifacts