Blackstaff (staff)

The Blackstaff is a powerful magical staff, created and used by Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun.

It is believed that there in fact several artifacts and that Khelben selects a new one every time he leaves Blackstaff Tower.

Appearance
The Blackstaff is a long wooden staff. It is longer then an average human, roughly seven feet from base to tip. A ring of bulbs goes around the staff at about eye level, and the staff is topped by a curved claw shape. The entire staff is pure black in color.

Known Powers
The Blackstaff has all the powers of a staff of power.

The staff also has a permanent blackstaff(spell) upon it that can
 * grant an enhancement when used in melee combat,
 * dispel magic with a touch,
 * an effect that can cause a spellcaster to loose a spell or expend a bit of their magical power, and
 * channel various mind-affecting spells.