The Father’s Staff

Weapon (staff), very rare (requires attunement)

This staff of polished ebony has a foot capped in ivory and a top of carved ivory inlaid with gold in the form of a curving claw. A relic from the ruins of the ancient civilization that spawned the white apes, this staff once belonged to a sorcerer of great power, for whom it was both a tool and a symbol of office. The staff has 5 charges, and it regains 1d4 + 1 expended charges each day at dawn. The staff allows use of the following spells:

• dispel magic (1 charge)
• protection from energy (1 charge)
• magic circle (1 charge)
• banishment (2 charges)
• hold monster (3 charges)
• dominate monster (3 charges)