A P E X
A S H W O O D
- Intent: A gift for [member="Rapax"] (Surprise!)
- Image Source: Chronicles of Arn
- Canon Link: Resinwood, Beast Control
- Restricted Missions: Development Thread
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Darth Metus
- Model: Bo Staff
- Affiliation: Personal (Rapax)
- Modularity: No
- Production: Unique
- Material: Resinwood, Synthetic Crystal
- Classification: Staff
- Size: Two-Handed
- Length: 1.4 meters
- Weight: 1.3 kilograms
- Eases the difficulty in taming beasts to a modest degree.
- Hunger: By uttering the incantation carved into the staff's length, one can bolster their ability to influence non-sentient minds.
- Aroma: Ashwood naturally bears a sweet, smokey smell.
- Control: This artifact merely aides in the act of Beast Control, it does not grant the user instant control by any means. It is up to the wielder to exercise his own dominion over the creature.
- Neutral: Entering into a Force-Neutral space, such as a Ysalamari Bubble, will nullify the staff's augmentation abilities.
- Defense: Although polished and treated, Ashwood has minimal combat utility. Blasters, Blades, and Lightsabers can easily destroy it.
Ashwood is the name of the staff personally crafted by Darth Metus. It is a token of recognition from the Sith Lord to the freshly anointed Shaman of the Jart.
At a glance, the staff lives up to its moniker. Its form was initially born of Resinwood recovered from Mandalore - charred black by the recent calamity. What's more, an amber crystal is affixed to the apex of the staff; making up the seat of Ashwood's power. Spanning the length of the wood are several words etched in the Twi'lek tongue, forming an incantation. When uttered, the crystal reacts with a brilliant glow, before providing a boon to the wielder's own Beast Control abilities. Ashwood, itself, does not bestow complete control, but rather makes the task easier to accomplish.
However. Should the wielder successfully exercise his own dominion over the creature, he will have found in it a powerful tool.