Runesmith's Gavel
Description
A runesmith's gavel is most often a bar of metal with a hexagonal cross-section, with each face inscribed with runes or symbols of artifice and repair. Invoked by a magician it can mend torn metal and shattered wood as easily as a mazzarine spindle repairs shattered bone and torn tendon.
True magicians tend to learn the spell themselves and seek wands which provide more exotic benefits, leaving the Gavel as something of a magical dabbler's tool. It is most commonly favoured by warriors who know a little magic and want to be able to put their weapons and shields back together in a hurry after encounters with axe-wielding barbarians. Bands of Schlacta may have the occasional member who knows enough magic to make use of a Gavel and they will often find themselves spending their evenings by the campfire putting their comrades' shields back together. Some front-line Warcasters among the Imperial Orcs also supplement their combat abilities with these wands. The demand for mending spells can be great among the Legions, as a means of preserving items of great Worth when mundane repair is no longer enough. Freeborn Corsairs also appreciate this wand as a means of swiftly patching up their ships during storms.
Rules
- Form: Wand.
- Effect: You may cast the mend spell as if you knew it.
- Materials: Crafting a runesmith's gavel requires seven ingots of orichalcum. It takes one month to make one of these items.