Blackstaff (staff)

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

It was believed that there were in fact several such artifacts and that Khelben selected a new one every time he left Blackstaff Tower.

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

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

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