Loaded with unlimited charges, this powerful wand first appeared around the time of the Black Gate. The magician's wand continued the trend of allowing non-spellcasters to weave magic, in this case through the use of a Fireball spell. Each came with only a limited number of charges, however. Both of these wondrous items could be used by anyone, regardless of their level of magical tutelage, which vastly increased their desirability. The availability of this magic wand shrank to nothing once Blackthorn came into power, but was eventually made obsolete by the around the time of the Gargoyle War, which saw the introduction of the fire wand and the lightning wand. (As a side note, it is still unknown how the proprietor acquired his supply of magic wands, as he would not discuss the matter.) These wands could be acquired (at great expense) at Hook's Arms, in the seedy village of Buccaneer's Den. A wand of this sort could fire powerful blue bolts of mystic energy, allowing mages to defeat their enemies without using up their mixtures of vital reagents. Sometime before the appearance of the Avatar, magical wands began appearing in the hands of the more powerful spell-casting professions. Thankfully, this added hurdle to spell-weaving was removed soon after Minax's eventual defeat by the Stranger, but it meant that the wand was not to resurface again until after the rise and fall of Exodus. Newcomers to the spellcasting professions were forced to defeat these dark wizards in order to obtain these items, which could not be bought for any price, and yet were absolutely necessary to invoke any magical spells. When Mondain's apprentice Minax asserted her control of the timestream, evil magicians could be found wandering the Terran countryside, carrying either wands or staves. Naturally, if a wand-wielding mage's supply of casting materials ran unexpectedly dry in combat, another weapon would have to quickly be drawn – and in an age rife with thieves who favored pickpocketing unattended items, this could be a precarious fallback. Their use was somewhat awkward however, in that employing a wand precluded the use of any other physical weapons.
Better than an amulet but not as effective as a staff, they could be purchased in many reputable shops. History The Age of Darkness ĭuring the time of Mondain the wizard, wands were one of several implements that could be utilized by magic-users in enhancing their spells.
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