Appearance
This staff seems to be carved of sapphire and resembles the stem of a winterbloom. The top of the staff has an ornate carving of the winterbloom blossom. The colors of the blossom are that of the true blossom and the blossom exudes the sweet scent of the Winterbloom while held by it chosen bearer. This staff has 50 charges.
Powers of the Staff
These abilities are constant
Immunity to cold
Treat difficult terrain normally in Eisgen Norden or in the Winter
These Spells cost no charges
Endure Elements
Speak with Animals
These spells cost the charges listed
Cone of Cold (2 charges)
Holy Ice (2 Charges)
Cold Ice Strike (3 Charges)
Polar Ray (4 charges)
Special Ability: Costs 10 Charges
The flower may be willed to release the vapor of the Winterbloom. The wielder of the staff and any allies she designates are immune to this vapor, but no one else is.
Recharge
The staff may only be recharged with a cold spell from the bearer. She may only add one charge in per day. She may use any cold spell she knows including arcane cold spells.
Alternatively the bearer may choose to use the Staff as a Rod of Absorption. The staff will then change the levels of the spell into charges for the staff. This is a very dangerous way of recharging though as the staff provides the bearer with no knowledge of how many charges it has absorbed in this manner.
If the staff absorbs more than 50 charges it explodes in a 40 foot radius centered on the druid. This is a radius of frigid cold dealing 20d6 of damage and even the bearer takes the damage from this backlash of energy. Everyone caught in the burst must make a Fort save equal to a 9th level spell of the the bearer for half damage.
Winterbloom Vapor
Range: 20 foot radius centered on the Druid
Saving Throw: Fort Negates
2d4 Cold damage and 1d4 Nonlethal
The vapor lingers for 3 rounds and every round a creature is within the vapor they must make a new save or take damage.
Casting Cone of Cold upon the staff before the vapor is released extends the range to 40 foot radius. This must be done no sooner than the round before the vapor is released.
Fort save is set to the current highest spell level of the bearer