Staff of Cherished Necromancy
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Staff of Cherished Necromancy is a very rare +2 Quarterstaff which greatly enhances Necromancy spells and can use a dead creature's essence to cast a Necromancy spell without costing a spell slot.
Unlike their father, Thibault, Cherish Hollow was not afraid of zombies. Cherish was afraid of sharks, liquorice, wallpaper, Netherese artifacts, hats (large), the outdoors, the indoors, hats (small), and milk pails. Zombies were a bloody picnic.
Properties
- One-handed damage
1d6 + 2 (3~8) + Strength modifier 
- Two-handed damage
1d8 + 2 (3~10) + Strength modifier - Extra damage
1d4 (1~4) 
- Details
Rarity: Very rare
Enchantment: + 2
Versatile- Dippable
Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft
Weight: 1.8 kg / 3.6 lb
Price: 480 gp 
UID
MAG_GreaterNecromancy_StaffUUID
ecb02247-a407-445e-8046-856133d198bf
Special
The holder of this item gains:
- Heightened Necromancy
- Creatures have
Disadvantage on 
Saving throws against your necromancy spells.
- Life Essence Harvest
- When the wielder kills a hostile creature with a spell, they greedily absorb its energy and gain
until their next Long Rest.
Weapon actions
If you have proficiency, equip in main hand to gain:
(
)- Swipe at a creature to knock it Prone. (
Recharge: Short rest.)
Where to find
- Philgrave's Mansion X: 14 Y: -160: Carried by Mystic Carrion
Notes
- Relevant Necromancy spells for Heightened Necromancy include
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, 
, and 
. - Life Essence Harvest has no cooldown and can be triggered without limit.
- Killing a creature with a spell granted from
does not provide a new charge of . - Indirect spell damage from sources like
does not provide a charge of when killing a hostile creature.