Pugilist's Shillelagh - Revision history

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			{{CaptionedImage\|file=Watt did you say?.jpg\|align=right\|\|width=450\|caption=A battlemage with a Pugilist's Shillelagh can control the battlefield}}
	==Description==		==Description==
	The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channelling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.		The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channelling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.

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	<ic>Eoin Fire-Bush sprinted through the underbrush at the head of a party of Thorns, swearing silently in his head all the way. The plan had been to present the bandits with a target, then fall upon them from a position of concealment on their flanks.		<ic>Eoin Fire-Bush sprinted through the underbrush at the head of a party of Thorns, swearing silently in his head all the way. The plan had been to present the bandits with a target, then fall upon them from a position of concealment on their flanks.

	That was before he’d run into <i>their</i> outliers. The bandits seemed to be keeping their distance from the main force, loosing arrows indiscriminately. They needed to find a way to drive them towards the main force of the ~~Striving~~.		That was before he’d run into <i>their</i> outliers. The bandits seemed to be keeping their distance from the main force, loosing arrows indiscriminately. They needed to find a way to drive them towards the main force of the Striding.

	Eoin ducked one branch and dived out of the way of another. He heard a <i>thwack</i> and Brigit swearing behind him, and rolled his eyes, but he didn’t slow down. She’d keep up. So would the rest of them. They were Navarr. They did what they needed.		Eoin ducked one branch and dived out of the way of another. He heard a <i>thwack</i> and Brigit swearing behind him, and rolled his eyes, but he didn’t slow down. She’d keep up. So would the rest of them. They were Navarr. They did what they needed.

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	The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channelling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.		The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channelling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.

	In some eyes, the greater length of the stormcudgel makes it preferable to its close cousin, the [[Storm_Sceptre\|Storm Sceptre]], although its use requires greater skill. Mages enlisted into a [[the_Marches\|Marcher]] pike-block find this staff useful for driving back foes who get inside the guard of their comrades’ long weapons. Occasionally a [[Landskeeper]] will fight alongside a household for their own peculiar reasons and acquire one of these staves to make up for their ignorance of battle magic. It is said that [[The_Marches_history#Joining_the_Empire\|Brigit of Dourfen]], a Landskeeper who served the First Empress as her ambassador to the Marches, took up one of these staves for the first time upon heading out to meet with the Marcher ~~Lords~~, ready to drive back any who might strike her down before hearing the Empress’ proposal.		In some eyes, the greater length of the stormcudgel makes it preferable to its close cousin, the [[Storm_Sceptre\|Storm Sceptre]], although its use requires greater skill. Mages enlisted into a [[the_Marches\|Marcher]] pike-block find this staff useful for driving back foes who get inside the guard of their comrades’ long weapons. Occasionally a [[Landskeeper]] will fight alongside a household for their own peculiar reasons and acquire one of these staves to make up for their ignorance of battle magic. It is said that [[The_Marches_history#Joining_the_Empire\|Brigit of Dourfen]], a Landskeeper who served the First Empress as her ambassador to the Marches, took up one of these staves for the first time upon heading out to meet with the Marcher [[Steward\|stewards]], ready to drive back any who might strike her down before hearing the Empress’ proposal.

	These staves are also popular among Freeborn magicians who take to a life at sea on one of the [[The_Brass_Coast_economic_interests\|Brass Coast’s many ships]]. Most are employed for their abilities as healers and menders and so find that, if a sea battle breaks out, this staff provides them with a means to repel boarders in a very direct fashion. These are sometimes known as “Sweeping Booms”.		These staves are also popular among Freeborn magicians who take to a life at sea on one of the [[The_Brass_Coast_economic_interests\|Brass Coast’s many ships]]. Most are employed for their abilities as healers and menders and so find that, if a sea battle breaks out, this staff provides them with a means to repel boarders in a very direct fashion. These are sometimes known as “Sweeping Booms”.

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	The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channelling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.		The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channelling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.

	In some eyes, the greater length of the stormcudgel makes it preferable to its close cousin, the [[Storm_Sceptre\|Storm Sceptre]], although its use requires greater skill. Mages enlisted into a [[the_Marches\|Marcher]] pike-block find this staff useful for driving back foes who get inside the guard of their comrades’ long weapons. Occasionally a [[Landskeeper]] will fight alongside a household for their own peculiar reasons and acquire one of these staves to make up for their ignorance of battle magic. It is said that [[~~The_Marches_History~~#Joining_the_Empire\|Brigit of Dourfen]], a Landskeeper who served the First Empress as her ambassador to the Marches, took up one of these staves for the first time upon heading out to meet with the Marcher Lords, ready to drive back any who might strike her down before hearing the Empress’ proposal.		In some eyes, the greater length of the stormcudgel makes it preferable to its close cousin, the [[Storm_Sceptre\|Storm Sceptre]], although its use requires greater skill. Mages enlisted into a [[the_Marches\|Marcher]] pike-block find this staff useful for driving back foes who get inside the guard of their comrades’ long weapons. Occasionally a [[Landskeeper]] will fight alongside a household for their own peculiar reasons and acquire one of these staves to make up for their ignorance of battle magic. It is said that [[The_Marches_history#Joining_the_Empire\|Brigit of Dourfen]], a Landskeeper who served the First Empress as her ambassador to the Marches, took up one of these staves for the first time upon heading out to meet with the Marcher Lords, ready to drive back any who might strike her down before hearing the Empress’ proposal.

	These staves are also popular among Freeborn magicians who take to a life at sea on one of the [[The_Brass_Coast_economic_interests\|Brass Coast’s many ships]]. Most are employed for their abilities as healers and menders and so find that, if a sea battle breaks out, this staff provides them with a means to repel boarders in a very direct fashion. These are sometimes known as “Sweeping Booms”.		These staves are also popular among Freeborn magicians who take to a life at sea on one of the [[The_Brass_Coast_economic_interests\|Brass Coast’s many ships]]. Most are employed for their abilities as healers and menders and so find that, if a sea battle breaks out, this staff provides them with a means to repel boarders in a very direct fashion. These are sometimes known as “Sweeping Booms”.

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	==Rules==		==Rules==
	{{Staffs}}		{{Staffs}}
	* '''Effect:''' You may cast the [[repel]] spell as if you ~~knew~~ it.		* '''Effect:''' You may cast the [[repel]] spell as if you know it.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting a pugilist's shillelagh requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting a pugilist's shillelagh requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.
	<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan, edit by Raff --->		<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan, edit by Raff --->

Dre at 15:28, 18 September 2015

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	{{Staffs}}		{{Staffs}}
	* '''Effect:''' You may cast the [[repel]] spell as if you knew it.		* '''Effect:''' You may cast the [[repel]] spell as if you knew it.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting an pugilist's shillelagh requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting a pugilist's shillelagh requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.
	<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan, edit by Raff --->		<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan, edit by Raff --->
	<ic>Eoin Fire-Bush sprinted through the underbrush at the head of a party of Thorns, swearing silently in his head all the way. The plan had been to present the bandits with a target, then fall upon them from a position of concealment on their flanks.		<ic>Eoin Fire-Bush sprinted through the underbrush at the head of a party of Thorns, swearing silently in his head all the way. The plan had been to present the bandits with a target, then fall upon them from a position of concealment on their flanks.

Dre at 15:28, 18 September 2015

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	==Description==		==Description==
	The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for ~~channeling~~ magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.		The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channelling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.

	In some eyes, the greater length of the stormcudgel makes it preferable to its close cousin, the [[Storm_Sceptre\|Storm Sceptre]], although its use requires greater skill. Mages enlisted into a [[the_Marches\|Marcher]] pike-block find this staff useful for driving back foes who get inside the guard of their comrades’ long weapons. Occasionally a [[Landskeeper]] will fight alongside a household for their own peculiar reasons and acquire one of these staves to make up for their ignorance of battle magic. It is said that [[The_Marches_History#Joining_the_Empire\|Brigit of Dourfen]], a Landskeeper who served the First Empress as her ambassador to the Marches, took up one of these staves for the first time upon heading out to meet with the Marcher Lords, ready to drive back any who might strike her down before hearing the Empress’ proposal.		In some eyes, the greater length of the stormcudgel makes it preferable to its close cousin, the [[Storm_Sceptre\|Storm Sceptre]], although its use requires greater skill. Mages enlisted into a [[the_Marches\|Marcher]] pike-block find this staff useful for driving back foes who get inside the guard of their comrades’ long weapons. Occasionally a [[Landskeeper]] will fight alongside a household for their own peculiar reasons and acquire one of these staves to make up for their ignorance of battle magic. It is said that [[The_Marches_History#Joining_the_Empire\|Brigit of Dourfen]], a Landskeeper who served the First Empress as her ambassador to the Marches, took up one of these staves for the first time upon heading out to meet with the Marcher Lords, ready to drive back any who might strike her down before hearing the Empress’ proposal.
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	* '''Effect:''' You may cast the [[repel]] spell as if you knew it.		* '''Effect:''' You may cast the [[repel]] spell as if you knew it.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting an pugilist's shillelagh requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting an pugilist's shillelagh requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.
	<!--- IC text by Dave ~~SHeridan~~, edit by Raff --->		<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan, edit by Raff --->
	<ic>Eoin Fire-Bush sprinted through the underbrush at the head of a party of Thorns, swearing silently in his head all the way. The plan had been to present the bandits with a target, then fall upon them from a position of concealment on their flanks.		<ic>Eoin Fire-Bush sprinted through the underbrush at the head of a party of Thorns, swearing silently in his head all the way. The plan had been to present the bandits with a target, then fall upon them from a position of concealment on their flanks.

Rafferty at 17:21, 23 January 2015

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	==Rules==		==Rules==
	{{Staffs}}		{{Staffs}}
	* '''Effect:''' You may cast the [[~~Spell list#Repel\|~~repel]] spell as if you knew it.		* '''Effect:''' You may cast the [[repel]] spell as if you knew it.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting an pugilist's shillelagh requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting an pugilist's shillelagh requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.
	<!--- IC text by Dave SHeridan, edit by Raff --->		<!--- IC text by Dave SHeridan, edit by Raff --->

Rafferty at 16:18, 22 January 2015

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	==Description==		==Description==
	The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channeling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.		The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channeling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.
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	==Rules==		==Rules==
	* '''Form:''' [[Magic overview#Staffs~~\|Staff]].~~		{{Staffs}}
	* '''Effect:''' You may cast the [[Spell list#Repel\|repel]] spell as if you knew it.		* '''Effect:''' You may cast the [[Spell list#Repel\|repel]] spell as if you knew it.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting an pugilist's shillelagh requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting an pugilist's shillelagh requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.

	<!--- IC text by Dave SHeridan, edit by Raff --->		<!--- IC text by Dave SHeridan, edit by Raff --->
	<ic>Eoin Fire-Bush sprinted through the underbrush at the head of a party of Thorns, swearing silently in his head all the way. The plan had been to present the bandits with a target, then fall upon them from a position of concealment on their flanks.		<ic>Eoin Fire-Bush sprinted through the underbrush at the head of a party of Thorns, swearing silently in his head all the way. The plan had been to present the bandits with a target, then fall upon them from a position of concealment on their flanks.
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	Triumphant, terrifying, and a hero to his people, Eoin sat down in the clearing and breathed deeply of the scent of victory.</ic>		Triumphant, terrifying, and a hero to his people, Eoin sat down in the clearing and breathed deeply of the scent of victory.</ic>

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	~~[[Category:Staffs]]~~

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	* '''Form:''' [[Magic overview#Staffs\|Staff]].		* '''Form:''' [[Magic overview#Staffs\|Staff]].
	* '''Effect:''' You may cast the [[Spell list#Repel\|repel]] spell as if you knew it.		* '''Effect:''' You may cast the [[Spell list#Repel\|repel]] spell as if you knew it.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting an pugilist's shillelagh requires ~~six ingots of [[Materials#Tempest Jade\|tempest jade]]~~. It takes ~~one month~~ to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting an pugilist's shillelagh requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.

	<!--- IC text by Dave SHeridan, edit by Raff --->		<!--- IC text by Dave SHeridan, edit by Raff --->

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	The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channelling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.		The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channelling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.

	In some eyes, the greater length of the stormcudgel makes it preferable to its close cousin, the [[Storm_Sceptre\|Storm Sceptre]], although its use requires greater skill. Mages enlisted into a [[the_Marches\|Marcher]] pike-block find this staff useful for driving back foes who get inside the guard of their comrades’ long weapons. Occasionally a [[Landskeeper]] will fight alongside a household for their own peculiar reasons and acquire one of these staves to make up for their ignorance of battle magic. It is said that [[The_Marches_history#Joining_the_Empire\|Brigit of Dourfen]], a Landskeeper who served the First Empress as her ambassador to the Marches, took up one of these staves for the first time upon heading out to meet with the Marcher ~~Lords~~, ready to drive back any who might strike her down before hearing the Empress’ proposal.		In some eyes, the greater length of the stormcudgel makes it preferable to its close cousin, the [[Storm_Sceptre\|Storm Sceptre]], although its use requires greater skill. Mages enlisted into a [[the_Marches\|Marcher]] pike-block find this staff useful for driving back foes who get inside the guard of their comrades’ long weapons. Occasionally a [[Landskeeper]] will fight alongside a household for their own peculiar reasons and acquire one of these staves to make up for their ignorance of battle magic. It is said that [[The_Marches_history#Joining_the_Empire\|Brigit of Dourfen]], a Landskeeper who served the First Empress as her ambassador to the Marches, took up one of these staves for the first time upon heading out to meet with the Marcher [[Steward\|stewards]], ready to drive back any who might strike her down before hearing the Empress’ proposal.

	These staves are also popular among Freeborn magicians who take to a life at sea on one of the [[The_Brass_Coast_economic_interests\|Brass Coast’s many ships]]. Most are employed for their abilities as healers and menders and so find that, if a sea battle breaks out, this staff provides them with a means to repel boarders in a very direct fashion. These are sometimes known as “Sweeping Booms”.		These staves are also popular among Freeborn magicians who take to a life at sea on one of the [[The_Brass_Coast_economic_interests\|Brass Coast’s many ships]]. Most are employed for their abilities as healers and menders and so find that, if a sea battle breaks out, this staff provides them with a means to repel boarders in a very direct fashion. These are sometimes known as “Sweeping Booms”.

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	The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channelling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.		The pugilist's shillelagh, or ''stormcudgel'' as it is also known, is usually a rough-hewn slab of wood reinforced with iron at either end. It is intended as much as a weapon for beating sense into the ignorant as it is for channelling magic, and is often favoured by rough-and-ready magicians from [[Wintermark]], [[Varushka]] and the [[The Marches\|Marches]]. In Varushka it is sometimes known as a ''Volhov's Cane'', and disingenuous itinerant magicians make a great deal of how important it is for them to keep their staff with them at all times, given how much they rely on it to get around.

	In some eyes, the greater length of the stormcudgel makes it preferable to its close cousin, the [[Storm_Sceptre\|Storm Sceptre]], although its use requires greater skill. Mages enlisted into a [[the_Marches\|Marcher]] pike-block find this staff useful for driving back foes who get inside the guard of their comrades’ long weapons. Occasionally a [[Landskeeper]] will fight alongside a household for their own peculiar reasons and acquire one of these staves to make up for their ignorance of battle magic. It is said that [[~~The_Marches_History~~#Joining_the_Empire\|Brigit of Dourfen]], a Landskeeper who served the First Empress as her ambassador to the Marches, took up one of these staves for the first time upon heading out to meet with the Marcher Lords, ready to drive back any who might strike her down before hearing the Empress’ proposal.		In some eyes, the greater length of the stormcudgel makes it preferable to its close cousin, the [[Storm_Sceptre\|Storm Sceptre]], although its use requires greater skill. Mages enlisted into a [[the_Marches\|Marcher]] pike-block find this staff useful for driving back foes who get inside the guard of their comrades’ long weapons. Occasionally a [[Landskeeper]] will fight alongside a household for their own peculiar reasons and acquire one of these staves to make up for their ignorance of battle magic. It is said that [[The_Marches_history#Joining_the_Empire\|Brigit of Dourfen]], a Landskeeper who served the First Empress as her ambassador to the Marches, took up one of these staves for the first time upon heading out to meet with the Marcher Lords, ready to drive back any who might strike her down before hearing the Empress’ proposal.

	These staves are also popular among Freeborn magicians who take to a life at sea on one of the [[The_Brass_Coast_economic_interests\|Brass Coast’s many ships]]. Most are employed for their abilities as healers and menders and so find that, if a sea battle breaks out, this staff provides them with a means to repel boarders in a very direct fashion. These are sometimes known as “Sweeping Booms”.		These staves are also popular among Freeborn magicians who take to a life at sea on one of the [[The_Brass_Coast_economic_interests\|Brass Coast’s many ships]]. Most are employed for their abilities as healers and menders and so find that, if a sea battle breaks out, this staff provides them with a means to repel boarders in a very direct fashion. These are sometimes known as “Sweeping Booms”.