This tall, blackened staff is capped with a human skull engraved with Thayan sigils of power. Faint green light seeps from its eye sockets, and when wielded in battle, whispers in Infernal can be heard curling through the air.

📜 Properties

• Spell Attack Bonus. While attuned to this staff, you gain a +2 bonus to spell attack rolls.
• Arcane Focus. The staff can be used as a spellcasting focus.
• Necrotic Ray (Attack Action). While holding the staff, you can use an Attack action to make a ranged spell attack against a creature you can see within 120 feet. On a hit, the target takes 4d6 + your spellcasting modifier necrotic damage and can’t regain hit points until the start of your next turn. You can do this once per turn. 10 charges/day
• Dark Whispers. While attuned, you can understand and speak Infernal if you could not before.

⚠️ Curse (Optional / Flavorful)

(If you want a darker twist.)

• Once per day, when you finish a long rest while attuned to the staff, roll a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, you have unsettling dreams of death and necromancy. You gain no benefit from that long rest other than reducing exhaustion.

Notes: Requires attunement by a spellcaster