Staff of Defence

Attunement required
A staff of defense was an enchanted quarterstaff that improved the caster's defense, as well as allowing them to cast a selection of defensive spells.
These staves were willowy and hollow. However, they were made entirely of glass, which appeared to have been strengthened to become as tough as oak.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

Staves of defence allowed their wielders to cast the mage armour and shield spells without expending their personal repertoire of memorized spells. Instead, the staves themselves would lose charges, depending on the spell used (one for mage armour, two for shield). Only those that had the ability to cast these spells ordinarily, i.e., without use of the staves, were able to make use of the staves' abilities, once they were attuned to it.
In total, these staves had ten charges, which could be recharged (from halfway to fully) during a short period of downtime. However, every time the staff was depleted, it had a 5% chance of shattering, rendering it useless.
As well as the spellcasting potential, the staves would infer a small improvement to the casters' armour.

Significance

It belonged to Mast Shry of the Brechlen Mage Guild. His apprentice, Karl Moller, took it from his Master's office in hopes it could help him in living long enough to find his Master who has been missing for weeks.

Item type

Magical

Current Holder

Karl Moller

Owning Organization

Mage Guild of Brechlen

Rarity

Rare

Weight

3 lb