One of the lesser known artifacts left lying around after the purification
of the Ethereal pantheons, this staff resembles nothing more than the root
of a tree. Detailed analysis of its origins will reveal it as a simple
ruddy pine root, dug out from a tree on Mt. Dindymus. It does not appear
as an artifact on the Corporeal Plane, but can be used by anyone capable
of controlling their Essence. Its abilities, however, do not cost the user
any Essence! Instead, the item has "charges". When found, it will usually
have 1d6-2 such "charges" in it.
For one "charge", the user can create plantlife (small saplings, light
shrubbery, heavy grass, moderate amounts of flowers) in a 100-yard radius.
Or for one "charge", the user can bring all dead plants back to life again
in a half-acre radius. Or for one "charge", the user can cause all living
plants within one acre to grow as if four months had passed (2 years for
trees). For some reason, violets (and only violets) are affected at
distances up to ten times as far.
Servitors of Novalis *love* this thing. Until they run out of "charges",
and do a little bit of investigating.
The only way to recharge the staff is to cover it in the blood of a human
who has willingly castrated himself in the name of Attis. Yes, *willingly*,
and yes, in the name of Attis. Lunatics who do it for fun and people
forces (or Geased) into it are no help at all. Each such treatment adds
charges equal to the Corporeal Forces of the human; it can hold up to 12
such charges. There is *no* other way to use the abilities within the
staff.
Sometimes mythology isn't pretty.
ATTIS' STAFF
Relic/6 (Variant Corporeal Song of Life? Creation?)......18 pts
Larger "Essence" Capacity +6............................+12 pts
Self-powered.............................................+0 pts
Very tough to destroy....................................+2 pts
Impossible to detect in the Corporeal realm..............+5 pts
Requires blood from a willing castration as "Essence"....-5 pts
Owner cannot power Song with his own Essence.............-3 pts
Total Cost: 29 points
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