This terrible ebony staff was rumored to have been destroyed to the relief of many who were aware of its existence. But in fact it was stolen and its whereabouts remain a mystery.
This five foot tall black staff appears to be made from the stretched and hardened eye stalk of a giant beholder. The top of this creepy magical device is carved into the semblance of the dreaded and feared evil beholder. It is a rather intricate and lifelike image. If one had the nerve and were to stare at it too long, it seems to almost move and look back at you.
At the center rests a large Pearl that actually looks like an eyeball, with black veins and everything. It is surrounded by ten more smaller pearls, each one is mounted into a greenish black eyestalk and they all have the same type of veins somehow etched or ensorcelled into them so they all resemble tiny eyeballs.
It is in fact an actual beholder that was imprisoned and forced into the staff to do the users bidding.
Upon command the eye stalks come to life and move around the center eye effectively giving the user the ability to see all around himself. Any sneak attack is at disadvantage. It gives the user darkvision even when not in use.
The staff acts and attacks as if it was an actual beholder...because it technically is. Giving the user the ability to use the center anti magic cone and up to two random eye attacks. At the start of the users turn he decides which direction the antimagic cone will face. The user picks their intended targets and rolls a d10 to see which eye stalk will attack that victim. Doing damage as a beholder.
The staff has 189 hit points and it is immune to fire and disintegration. If it is destroyed it releases the beholder which immediately attacks the last person wielding the staff. It will regenerate 1hp of it's damage per day. Upon each activation of the beholder inside it, the user rolls a percentile dice and on a 10 or less the beholder breaks free and attacks the user and all around him in an act of vengeance.
The staff can be used as a +3 staff in attacks without using any of it's other abilities.
Notes: by a sorcerer, wizard or warlock
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