Wand of Gahid

The legendary staff of Gahid, Dragonslayer, General of Elvenkind, and King of Magic. Despite its crude appearance, the staff was considered a strategic weapon during the Great Punitive War, wielded to obliterate fortresses, annihilate fleets, and to duels the Dragon Kings. The handle is made from two entwined branches; one of Crying Willow, and another from Mandrake, fused together. Its crystal was forged from the heart of a dragon prince, glowing in a deceptively nourishing green.

## **History**

Similarly to the other Dragonslayers, not much is known about Gahid's life prior to the Great War. Like all of them, he rose quickly through the Coalition's ranks, though he eventually found himself in charge of the Research and Development Division, where the majority of his race was stationed. He frequently had to defend his compatriots from attacks by saboteurs, assassins, and sieges, and each time he did so, a piece of his heart was lost. After some time, he left his position and moved to the front lines, where he and his companions eventually became Dragonslayers. After some time, the armies of the Dragons dug into their holdings in central Whorlaynd, halting his advance and putting the entire war into jeopardy. It was during this precarious time that Gahid and his kin created the Wand.

Legends concerning the Wand's resting place vary. Some tell how the other Dragonslayers tore it to pieces and sealed these in forbidden areas throughout the world. Others say it rests with its owner, Gahid, and some others even dismiss its existence .

## **Abilities**

1. Whenever you succeed on a save against a magical effect or interrupt the casting of a spell, you may absorb the offending magic, preventing it from having any effect and storing it within the Wand. Magic stored within the wand can be converted into Numen, equal in amount to half of its component resources rounded down, or re-cast at a target of your choice within its range.
2. You may, as a reaction, alter a spell you have cast or a spell that has been cast from a foreign source that you know or have already deciphered. You may add, remove or alter its effects, as if you were creating the spell yourself.
3. At the cost of 3 actions, you focus your Numen trough the Wand at a point within your sight. The Wand will then force matter at that point to instantly fuse together, causing it to subsequently explode in a vaporizing energy blast over an area up to 20 times the amount of Numen you channeled into the Wand in meters. Creatures caught within area may take a reaction to avoid the brunt of the blast, such as erecting a magical barrier, burrowing underground or move out of the area entirely. Those who succeed on such a reaction may attempt a 18DC Save (the ability type depending on the nature of their reaction) to halve the blast's damage. A Critical Save will deny the damage entirely. Creatures who fail the save take 200 aura damage, plus 100 sonic damage. Terrain, Object and Structures are disintegrated. Creatures that die due to this effect are disintegrated.

## **Destruction Method**

Submerge the entire Wand under liquid star-light during a total eclipse. The Wand will dissolve. However, the resulting liquid can be used to reform the staff, therefore it must be drank to be fully destroyed. Drinking the Wand will grant a random Word of the Star Domain.