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Merlin came upon his first staff while on one of his many walks to clear his thoughts and focus his powers. It was in these trails that he came upon this staff. It was nothing more than a walking stick which he whittled a forked tip designed to pull herbs, leaves, and berries from the thistle bushes in these travels. Some of the best remedies and sustenance can be found in the most dangerous places. The rudimentary dragons head on this staff is the first thing to grab Merlin's attention, and thus started his allegiance with the most powerful creature of his time, the Dragon.

The Second Staff Merlin came across is the "Sidhe Staff" originally owned by Sophia, a young Sidhe who, along with her father tried to enchant Arthur in order that she might regain eternal life in Avalon by sacrificing him. Merlin defeated Aulfric and Sophia by using her discarded staff. The Sidhe are immortal creatures and they could live for many years. However they were not fully immortal as they could be killed by powerful forms of magic and could be cursed to live a mortal life. This form of immortality only extended their lifespans. The Sidhe staff gave Merlin the ability to extend his life and ultimately transfer his life to an object to ensure his second coming, and return magic to the realms.

As the story was told, Merlin was betrayed by his apprentice, Vivien and trapped in a deep cave, and in his last days he used the "Charm of Making" to fashion a Dragon claw Staff out of a dead branch and used the Sidhe magic of eternal life to embue a most powerful spell. "The Charm of Making" and the Sidhe eternal life spells allowed him to lock his spirit within a Geode held by the Dragon Claw Staff.

The "Dragon Claw" staff is made entirely of Arborvitae wood crafted into the Dragon's Claw and holds a geode which split when I read the inscribed enscription and glowed for a short time with it's sparkling crystals. "The Charm of Making" is enscribed is in Old Gaelic, Gaelic, and English translation along the staff length.

The "Sidhe" staff is inscribed with Oghams, an ancient form of language used by Celtic people in the Old Religion. The inscriptions of the staff concern life and death, as that is the nature of the Sidhe's greatest magic. The writing on the staff was: "Abas ocus bithe duthected bithlane", which translated by Gaius says: "To hold life and death in your hands".

I have the three staffs of Merlin and am willing to share my information for one who can share the tale and ultimately find the swords of power. I know of three; but think there may be twelve swords of power in existence. This may be an epic tale and if you are interrested, you must contact me to complete this task.  