Staff of night

A staff of night was a magical staff.

Description
It was made from a dark wood and covered in carvings of runes meaning stars, darkness, and night, as well as a depiction of an umber hulk.

Powers
The wielder was granted immunity against the umber hulk's confusing gaze. The staff containd the darkness, darkvision, and low-light vision spells. It also contained the dispel magic spell but this only worked against light spells, and two summon monster VI spells, but these would only summon one umber hulk, and could only be used once per tenday. If the summoned umber hulk died or was destroyed, the staff would crumble to dust. The staff was worth around 30,000 gold pieces.

History
Aumry, Lord of Shadowdale between 1300 DR and 1339 DR, possessed the staff of the hulk, a staff similar to a staff of night that was stolen from his tomb and never recovered.