Avendar

Staff
Skill type:	Skill
Skill subtype:	Weapon Skill
Primary user:	Watcher, most Scholars
Syntax:	Automatic

A staff is a long, slender pole, usually a blunt weapon and always held with two hands. They are unparalleled as a defensive weapon, though it is their resonance with magical energies makes them more of a draw to scholars. Watchers dedicate themselves to mastery of the deeper intricacies of these weapons, and some other guilds teach basic skills with them. Staves being so defensively oriented, they are generally poor at breaking through defenses. When wielded by any spellcaster, staves will enhance their magics, providing a bonus to caster level.

See also: Parry