Awakened Staff of the Triumvirate

A staff topped with a serpentine skull that has glowing eyes

## Description

This staff, awakened during a ritual on top of the Tower of the Bat, seems to be possessed by the spirit of a demon.

When called upon, the demon can offer advice to the wielder, but whether it can be trusted is a completely different story.

## Notes

The Awakened Staff of the Triumvirate is created by putting the  Staff of the Triumvirate and  Albino Bat Demon Blood into the Altar of the Bat. This requires the player to kill the Albino Bat Demon, and harvest its corpse for the blood.

Speaking to the Staff when placed like a structure item will result in game audio from the staff that loosely leads the Exile on the path to finding the pieces required to create  the Keystone. The Staff text somewhat leads you to the next item on the list in order of game difficulty. It is mainly a single player/solo play item designed to give the Exile a knowledge base for some Conan lore used in the game.

If carried in the player's inventory into the Well of Skelos, the item will be removed upon defeating the Degenerate and collecting  the Shining Trapezohedron. It is currently unknown if this is a bug or intentional; as the lines of dialogue unlocked by having the Trapezohedron are for the unobtainable  Essence of the Serpent Ring. If the player has placed the staff in the world, or kept it in a container, it will not be removed.

## Dialogue

Dialogue with the staff is triggered with player actions or having certain objects in the player's inventory - not a box or chest, but on the player character.

### Initial Greeting

After placing down the staff, it will start speaking to you.

### Initial Chatter

After the staff has had a chance to calm down, he'll start up with some useful information, truly intended to start you on your journey.

### After visiting Unknown City Archive

Seems to trigger after a visit to the Archives, potentially may trigger after speaking to the Archivist once - be careful not to speak to him more than that or it will skip this audio and go to the next.

### After visiting The Well of Skelos (needs verification)

Note: I am not sure what triggers this dialogue line. Judging by the story, it should be triggered during the visit of The Well of Skelos. For me, this dialogue line appeared in the desert long after the visit of The Well of Skelos and after some other dialogue lines as well, with the only new notable item in the inventory being the Essence of the Serpent Ring. In other words, this needs verification.

Behold, the last remnant of the serpent men.
I was a gift to the Giant-Kings, to advise and to teach. To betray.
I whispered to the Priestking, and he cursed his only child and turned the war against his people.
I whispered to the Warmaker, and he unleashed the sandstorm that turned their fertile lands to arid desert.
I whispered to the Archivist, and he activated the curse wall, trapping the humans forever.
And I whispered to you. And you brought me home.
The serpent people are almost gone. But their hatred for your kind burns strong. Though his name be forgotten, all your cursed race must pay for the crimes of King Kull of Atlantis.
You will be cleansed!

Afterward, the dialogue of the staff does not change, even if the keystone is made.