| Category | Magic Items |
| Type | staff |
| Enchanter | Melrith |
| Location | Lightless Cyst |
In the final year of the Demon Spawn War, the Covenant general Melrith confronted Juiblex in the caverns of Menortamon. Melrith wielded a powerful staff called Eldacil's Vine, as well as a Twig Blight regiment willing to sacrifice themselves, which were crucial in her victory over the demon lord. Though Melrith preferred to avoid close combat with Juiblex's caustic spittle, she knew she had to engage him directly for her plan to succeed. In the cavernous Lightless Cyst, Melrith defeated Juiblex, and with the staff embedded in the demon's oozing form, she backed away, hoping the weapon would convert Juiblex's energies into Dark Nature Energy. The staff almost succeeded, converting all but Juiblex's psychic energy, which was drawn back to the Abyss to rejoin one of his mindless buddings. Melrith was unable to recover the staff, and Juiblex's decaying body remained a hazard for centuries after. When Melrith departed Bal-Kriav during the Angelic Departure ( 270 GE - 274 GE ) , the staff was left pulsating inside the dark, corrosive mound.
In the ensuing Lith-Crillion Era, the staff and mound merged as one. Harnessing the stolen energies of Juiblex, the staff's vast root system was energized with the corrupting influence of Dark Nature Energy, slowly subverting the subterranean fey and surrounding plant-life. Myconids, shriekers, and other denizens had their nature energy supplanted by its antithesis.
A century into the Horgon Era, a Treant named Var'lotrius went searching for Melrith's fabled staff. He had heard of the problems it was causing down below. Var'lotrius was quick to learn that the sentient staff was powerful, but not too bright; or so he thought. Var'lotrius requested an audience, hoping to get close enough to pull the staff free. By the time he was within sight of the pulsating mound, the size of a large hill covered in black vines, Var'lotrius was no longer a treant. His link to Nature had been lost, transforming him into a thing of Dark Nature, the realm's first orcwort. Var'lotrius and the sentient staff remained in contact. Var'lotrius went on to become a necromancer. In the Vaharmane forest, he used the staff's Energy Conversion power to create undead treants that still roam Emeldimir's three blighted forests.
Eldacil's Vine is crowned with a substantial gemstone. This valuable stone possesses as many facets as there are energy types. It also features a vacant socket utilized to discharge the staff's energy into the surrounding environment. The Lightless Cyst is one consequence of this energy dispersal.
| Trait | Value |
|---|---|
| Psyche | Eldacil |
| Alignment | neutral evil |
| Intelligence | 24 |
| Wisdom | 25 |
| Charisma | 20 |
| Ego | |
| Communication | Telepathy |
| Personality | |
| GP Value | ?? |
| Name | Description | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Re-Balance | on a critical hit, it sinks into the foe's body causing the loss of 20% of their hit points per round, no save | 1/week |
| Juiblex Gloom | Similar to Juiblex's power to create an impenetrable darkness around him, the staff creates an area of darkness that it can adjust in intensity. Over the ages, the staff has grown so powerful that this led to an area named the Lightless Cyst. | continuous |
| Cold of Juiblex | Similar to Juiblex's power to create cold. | continuous |
| Self-Teleport | The weapon can teleport to any known Dark Nature forest. The weapon can stay no longer than an hour at the new location before being pulled back to the Lightless Cyst. | continuous |