Mage staves are highly decorated, highly empowered items which only some mages, and Wizards, use. Most who use a mage's staff do so to focus their power when casting spells both big and small.
There are several reasons a mage would use a staff. The first ist to help weaker mages imbue their spells with a little more pwoer. Each day tehy cast spells upon teh staff which adds to spells they cast else where.
Another reason mages use staves is for focus. Sometimes powerful mages can not focus their magic and use the staff to focus the magic. Without their staves these mages have trouble keeping their spells directed where they wish to place them or making them do what they wish.
In game terms a mage's staff gives the mage a +2 to Initiative and +1 to each damage (or healing) die. It also allows a mage to expand or decrease the size of a spell. But if a mage loses his staff, a new staff must be carved with runes and imbued with spells in a process which takes a month. During that time they do not have bonuses, but a -2 to Initiative and -1 to each damage (or healing) die.
Most mages will add more runes and gems as they become more powerful and richer.
Tomorrow: Dardanos, Emperor of Ariella
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