Staff of withering

A staff of withering was a magical staff that could wither and age those it struck..

Description
A staff of withering was an 8-foot-long (2.4 meters) rod fashioned of black oak, polished and twisted.

Powers
In combat, the staff functioned as a +1 quarterstaff. It had a number of charges that could be unleashed, to progressively deal additional injury, to age those it struck by ten years, and to cause a struck limb to become withered and useless. However, the ageing effect meant little to immortals and the undead, and creatures that gained power with age could benefit from the extra years.

Owners
A staff of withering was owned by the powerful extraplanar monster Imgig Zu.

History
In the Year of the Dragon, 1352 DR, Imgig Zu attacked the Agrivar family at Ostus's Hold. He crippled Priam Agrivar with the staff of withering, and mocked the paladin for his crippled state and inability to threaten him before he departed.