Staff of Lightning

By John Donoghue (jdonoghue@juno.com)

Level Three Fetish

Gnosis

6

Description

Staves of Lightning are fetishes whose method of creation had been lost until recently. The way of creating these fetishes is a little different than other fetishes. Not only must the proper spirit be bound into the staff but the staff must be struck by natural lightning. Once this is done the staff is now charged and ready for use. However once a month the staff must be recharged through a jolt of electricity (Lightning is the best, but any other big source of electricity will do).

The staves have two major properties. The first property is electric absorption. The staff will absorb any electricity that hits the staff and the wielder will be protected from the shock. This property is a byproduct of the lightning spirit's need to absorb energy. The second property is the electric discharge. The staff, once activated, can be directed to give an electric shock to a target that is hit by the staff. If used on a living thing, the damage is 2 agg (but there must still be a physical challenge must still be made to actually hit). If it's used on a metal (or other conductive material) object, it will conduct the electricity and deliver a 1 agg shock to people touching it. If it's used on a electronic device, it will short circuit the device.

A warning, breaking the staff result in an explosion of electricity that will electrocute the one whom broke the staff (The exact damage is up to the Storyteller).