Price (Item Level): 98,200 gp (20th)
Body Slot: — (held)
Caster Level: 17th
Aura: Strong; (DC 23) varied
Activation: As spell used
Weight: 5 lb.
First seen long ago in the hands of humans and drow in the service of powerful demons and devils, these staffs are made of ebony or polished bone, often topped with a metal claw at one or both ends. When held by any good creature, a staff of fiendish darkness bestows one negative level that remains as long as the staff is carried. This negative level never results in actual level loss, but it cannot be overcome in any way (including restoration spells) while the staff is held. A staff of fiendish darkness allows the use of the following spells:
Prerequisites: Craft Staff, animate dead, darkness, dispel magic, summon monster IX, creator must be evil.
Cost to Create: 49,100 gp, 3,928 XP, 99 days.
Source: Complete Arcane, page 146.