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[Name] Staff of Crystal Roses (Main Hand) [Stats] Level 1: +3 Magic Power Level 2: +5 Initiative Level 3: Adamant Level 4: Leandre's Resolve Level 5: Thorns of Remorse [Available] Reward for "Gold Rush" quest in "A Selfish Prayer for Light" mission. (Second Necropolis Campaign in Shades of Darkness) [Description] 
Tragic events are often the place where powerful magical objects appear, and the Staff of the Crystal Roses is no exception. In 48 YSD, when Emperor Ronan decided to convert to Elrath, the Dragon of Light, several Dukes of the Empire refused to abandon their allegiance to Ylath, the Dragon of Air. Among them was Tercelin, Duke of Greyhound, who declared his intent to secede from the Empire. The news was not well received by the Emperor and his Angel councilors. As the imperial throne was about to send his armies to Whitecliff to make an example of the rebellious Duke, Tercelin's son, Leandre, begged for one last chance to convert his father and avoid a bloodbath. Leandre rode for seven days and seven nights and arrived before the gates of Whitecliff. But Tercelin would not talk to his son nor let him enter the castle. Enraged by his father's stubbornness, Leandre returned with an army, to depose his father and take his place as the Duke. This was the only way, he believed, to save the people of the Duchy from the Emperor's wrath. Leandre offered his father one last night of reflection. At dawn, the army would storm Whitecliff. In the morning of the 8th Day of the Month of the White Maiden, as the siege was about to begin, Leandre's sister, Aelis, appeared on the bridge leading to the castle gate. She asked her brother to turn back and leave their father alone. Leandre shook his head and said he had no choice, for the sake of their people. There are two versions of the story about what happened next. In one version, Aelis stole Leandre's sword and killed herself. In another, it is Leandre himself who struck his sister. Tercelin, finally realizing just how far his son was ready to go, surrendered the castle and the Ducal crown without battle. Now the Duke, Leandre swore fealty to Elrath and the Emperor. Every year, on the 8th Day of the Month of the White Maiden, a lonely bush of crystal roses appear where the blood of Aelis was spilled. This miracle only lasts for one day, reminding the world of Leandre's resolve and the sacrifices that had to be made in the name of peace.OffBck
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