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'''''Wands of armory''''' were magic [[wand]]s that were charged with protective magics to aid their owners in time of trouble.<ref name="iwd" /> These items were quite rare but were known to be in the royal treasuries of [[Cormyr]] and [[Aglarond]].<ref name="dragmag" />

==Powers==
''Wands of armory'' allowed the wielder to cast ''[[shield]]'' and ''[[ghost armor]]'' spells.<ref name="iwd" /> The wielder needer to touch the target with the wand. Once it's done, the target was enveloped in a field of invisible magical force. The protection typically lasted for six minutes. The protective field created by the wand absorbed ''[[magic missile]]'' and ''lightning'' damage.<ref name="curse-p87" />

Unlike spells such as ''[[mage armor]]'' the ''wands of armory'' was beneficial to creatures wearing physical armor. The only prerequisite for the wand to be effective was the target's size. It could only completely cover creatures of medium or smaller size, and the target needed to be willing to be protected by the wand's magic. Large creatures could only have their head, and torso defended with the wand's aid.<ref name="dragmag" />

If ''[[disintegrate]]'' spell was cast on the creature protected by the wand's magic, the field was instantly shattered, but the target remained unharmed. Spells like ''[[wish]]'' and ''[[dispel magic]]'' nullified the defensive field without affecting the creature inside it.<ref name="curse-p87" />

The wand was simple to use and required only the knowledge of its command word. Creatures of any class or profession could tap into its magic. Each wand had a limited number of charges and could not be recharged before the [[Godswar]].<ref name="dragmag" />

==History==
''Wands of armory'' were invented by a [[wizard]] named [[Hosta]] after years of tireless work and research. With Hosta's death, only a select few of his apprentices carried on making these wands armed with the knowledge from their master. Some apprentices could only replicate parts of the wand's design. Even though functional wands were rare, variations and imperfect replicas of ''wands of armory'' could be found in the [[North Faerûn]] as that's where Hosta dwelt. Many of them were scattered across tombs and [[dragon]] hoards of the region.<ref name="dragmag" />

Sometime in the early-to-mid 14{{th}} century [[DR]], one of the ''wands of armory'' appeared during a tavern brawl in [[Waterdeep]]. That wand was activated by the command word "Plessendar". During the same period of time, another wand was listed in the book ''[[High Magic of Mirabar]]'' as being part of the city's treasury. That wand was activated with the command word "Skulpin." The wand from Mirabar later went missing. Another wand was evidently owned by [[Azoun Obarskyr II]] or a cabinet member. [[Elminster Aumar]] theorized that a [[parchment]] with the command word "Ailun" was the evidence of that. The Azoun Obarskyr the Second's was gone and missing in the 14{{th}} century DR as well.<ref name="dragmag" />

In [[1281 DR]], one of the ''wand of armory'' was stashed away many years prior inside the [[Black Wolf Temple]] in the [[Vale of Shadows]] of the [[Spine of the World]]. It appeared that the owner of that wand was trying to protect themselves from hungry [[troll]]s, but unfortunately for the wand owner, trolls were preexistent creatures.<ref name="iwd" />

==Notable Owners==
*[[Kresselack]] the Black Wolf: had a ''wand of armory'' stashed among treasures of his tomb in the Vale of Shadows of Icewind Dale.<ref name="iwd" />
*[[Myschanta Halarra|Myschanta]]: a [[sorceress]] from [[Arabel]] in the 14{{th}} century DR was known to possess one such wand.<ref name="dragmag" />
*[[Vangerdahast Aeiulvana]]: the royal wizard of [[Azoun Obarskyr IV]] could often be caught with a ''wand of armory'' tucked in his robes' sleeves in the 14{{th}} century DR.<ref name="curse-p87">{{Cite book/Curse of the Azure Bonds|87}}</ref>

==Appendix==
===Appearances===
{{Appearances
| adventures = ''[[Curse of the Azure Bonds]]''
| video games = ''[[Icewind Dale (game)|Icewind Dale]]''
| organized play = ''[[Spider Tower]]''
}}

===References===
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[[Category:Wands]]
[[Category:Magic items]]
[[Category:Items from Faerûn]]
[[Category:Items from Toril]]
[[Category:Items from Icewind Dale]]
[[Category:Items from the Spine of the World]]
[[Category:Items from the Vale of Shadows]]
[[Category:Items from Suzail]]
[[Category:Items from Arabel]]
[[Category:Items from Cormyr]]
[[Category:Items from Aglarond]]
[[Category:Items from North Faerûn]]
[[Category:Items from Waterdeep]]
[[Category:Items from the Sword Coast]]
[[Category:Items from the Sword Coast North]]
[[Category:Items from the Unapproachable East]]
[[Category:Items from Mirabar]]
[[Category:Items from the Eastern Heartlands]]