Runestaff of the undying
(Magic Item Compendium, page 182)
Price (Item Level): 16,000 gp (14th)
Body Slot: — (held)
Caster Level: 12th
Aura: Strong; (DC 21) necromancy
Activation: As spell used
Weight: 5 lb.
This staff is formed from human bones bound together by copper wire. Each bone bears small skull runes.
A runestaff of the undying allows you to cast any of the following spells (each two times per day) by expending a prepared arcane spell or arcane spell slot of the same level or higher.
- animate dead
- create undead
Prerequisites: Craft Staff, animate dead, create undead.
Cost to Create: 8,000 gp, 640 XP, 16 days.