Chapter 104: Against the Natural Order
The Wailing Wand was infused with the dying screams of battlefield souls. Its wielder would hear those screams without pause, day and night, until the mind finally shattered.
The Covenant Wand was steeped in the regret of betrayers at the moment their treachery was exposed. It amplified suspicion in everyone nearby, turning doubt into paranoia and driving groups into vicious internal strife.
The Relic Wand drew on the ecstasy of martyrs at the instant of execution. Those who carried it developed an overwhelming urge to sacrifice themselves, sometimes even seeking death of their own accord.
There was no mention of the Resentment Plague Wand.
Regulus considered that for a moment. That probably meant the examples in this book were not obscure enough. Different aberrations, recorded in different volumes.
He kept turning pages, reading slowly, pausing often to think.
All of these wands shared one trait. They strayed from the norm.
They were no longer simple tools meant to help a wizard cast spells more effectively. They were constructs with built-in effects, and those effects always came at a price.
He reached a chapter discussing the mutual influence between wand and wielder.