Cosmic Staff

**The Cosmic Staff formerly known as Empathic Staff** is a magical a six-foot-long anti-gravity rod that was given to Rory, to see if The Cosmic Staff would choose Rory, it was given by her brother Prince Max.

The Staff was formerly Malia Salvatore's staff, it helped her to control her powers and The Heart of Meridian.

## Overview

The Cosmic Staff is a powerful weapon and device that absorbs stellar energy and uses it to create a wide range of abilities that its wielders use to fight crime. Notably, its anti-gravity abilities pair with the user to perform gymnastic feats. Its use of cosmic light beams serves as projectile attacks.

The Staff is perhaps more remarkable for its sentient personality and an intelligent consciousness demonstrated through its communication method of warbled noises and airborne gestures to the handler. It can also attack by its own self accord but with the handler's direction. The Staff also has a sense of built-in direction and can sense those it deems are bad, even from a great distance. It can also move and travel on its own even to the point of waking Courtney up so they could practice. When Yolanda was introduced to the staff, she could barely look at too long due to its brightness, while the light didn't seem to bother Courtney. The staff can dim or brighten its appearance on command.

## Powers &Abilities

The Cosmic Staff is a powerful weapon and device that absorbs stellar energy and uses it to create a wide range of abilities that its wielders use to fight crime. Notably, its anti-gravity abilities pair with the user to perform gymnastic feats. Its use of cosmic light beams serves as projectile attacks.

The Staff is perhaps more remarkable for its sentient personality and an intelligent consciousness demonstrated through its communication method of warbled noises and airborne gestures to the handler. It can also attack by its own self accord but with the handler's direction. The Staff also has a sense of built-in direction and can sense those it deems are bad, even from a great distance. It can also move and travel on its own even to the point of waking Rory up so they could practice. When Kayleigh was introduced to the staff she could barely look at too long due to its brightness, while the light didn't seem to bother Rory. The staff can dim or brighten its appearance on command.

### Staff Powers

**Cosmic Portals**: The Cosmic Staff utilizes the negative emotions of its user to open inter-dimensional Cosmic portals through the Shadow Realm, a dark plain of chaos and devoid of light or reason. When being used, the staff turns completely black. The staff's portals can connect very distant places. In the case the user does not know where their destination is, they can not open a portal unless they have an individual with whom the user possesses some emotional link so that it acts as an "emotional anchor".

* **Cosmic Portal Suction Spell**: With this spell, it creates a portal that causes everything to be sucked into the Shadow Realm.
* ***Incantation**: Drooma katorth-a myntarth-a klar*
* **Cosmic Generation**: The staff can also create a Cosmic over the user, allowing trolls to walk through sunlight.
* **Portable Form**: The staff can fold into a pocket-sized stick.
* **Cosmic Staff Reclaiming/Controlling Spell**: With this spell, the Cosmic Staff can be controlled and/or reclaimed if the user ever loses possession of it.
* **Cosmic Blast:** Rory blassted her own aunt Mazikeen with some sorrt of Cosmicy torrent, pushed her away. Utimately had to resort to simply shoving Morgana through, suggesting that the spell isn't particularly powerful.

## Limitations

* **Incapable of Dimensional Travel**: Even so, the staff's portals are not able to cross between dimensions (minus the Shadow Realm), since Blinky affirmed that it could not be used to enter the Meridian.
* **Exhaustion**: As mentioned by Rory, since the staff is powered by negative emotions (such as anger and fear), creating several portals at once takes a toll on her and exhausts her energy. However, after mastering her emotions, she was able to make as many portals as she wanted without much strain.
* **Corruption**: Excessive use of staff's power can cause the user to be corrupted by its dark magic and become possessed by the spirit of its original creator, Claire.

## Weaknesses

**Cyrokinesis:** Extreme cold has a serious effect on the staff, as seen when Icicle incapacitated it with an ice blast. His ice froze the staff and rendered incapable of using any of its powers. It also didn't glow when Rory held it, leaving her vulnerable.When the staff went out on its own with Rory, Icicle was able to easily freeze the staff via touch and then lock it in a metal box so it couldn't escape.

**Explosive Device:** An explosive device wielded by Sportsmaster can deactivate the staff. The device attached itself to the staff, almost like a magnet. Once the staff was several feet in the air, the device triggered an explosive which rendered the staff unusable. It landed in Rory's hands but didn't glow for a few seconds. However, it warbled back to life and was able to be used once again. With the staff deactivated, Rory was left vulnerable to an attack which allowed her foes to gain a temporary advantage.

**Disbelief**: When Rory no longer believed in herself, the staff stopped working for her. This is due to the staff choosing its wielder based on the amount of belief it shares with the user. Rory thought the staff didn't want her now that she knew she isn't Cameron's biological daughter, but Danielle reminded her that the staff also knew she wasn't a Woods. It wanted her because of her heroic nature and is waiting for Rory to believe in herself again. When Rory did believe in her destiny once more, she was able to activate the staff once more.

## Known Users

* Claire Salvatore
* Rory Winchester

## Personality

The staff, despite being a seemingly inanimate object, has a sentient personality that is beyond anything known to the world. It has an intelligent consciousness demonstrated through its communication method of warbled noises and airborne gestures to the handler. Its intelligence often comes through as stubbornness or an unwilling desire to obey Rory.

It took initiative and knocked Kayleigh to the ground so that they could both avoid being seen by Henry. It later stopped Rory from turning off the power in the medical center as it somehow knew that people were on ventilators and other life-supporting equipment, and so would be harmed if she succeeded. It prevented her by refusing to move which yanked her backward, as Rory still held and carried the staff in her hand, and stopped her from progressing.

The staff is also considerate, as it dimmed the brightness of its energy when Kayleigh claimed it was hurting her eyes. The staff can get excited and the tip brightens when it is. It jumps up and down and wiggles about when it is excited or enjoying a moment. Its positive demeanor seems to be reflected in its handlers, as both were humorous and light-hearted.

The staff is connected to Rory it could always sense if she needed it.

## Trivia

* The staff since to be alive, and have cosmic power, like Claire but stronger.
* The staff can go out without its handler, however, it is notably less powerful and intellectual in its attacks.
* The Staff was pass down generations through Claire Salvatore family line although The Staff needs to choose you before!