Scepter of Solore

The Scepter of Solore is a powerful magical artifact capable of bending time. Created by the wizard Solore in service to An-Xylel, the staff was intended to be used in the event that the old god or the Seal was threatened.

Description
The outside mithral edges of the staff contain ancient cylindrical bone segments that run down the center of the staff’s length. Each segment is only a couple inches long, but all are nearly identical, with very few imperfections despite its age. Different runic carvings adorn each piece, which shift and turn with the scepter’s powers. The top of the staff is crowned by a complex focusing glass, which contains and harnesses the power emanating from the magic gem contained within, connecting it with the magic of the sky and the outer planes. The gem itself derives its power from the staff’s own creator, Solore, who is housed within.

The Scepter has powers of its own, but when placed in an arcane sundial of Solore's creation, it can make use of the Astral plane to bend reality and to travel in time within certain limits. The user of the staff doesn't necessarily travel in time, instead bringing the past or the future into the present for a small amount of time. Afterwards, any changes made during that time will begin as if they had happened at that second.

Retrieval
The Scepter was split into three pieces by it's creator and hid around the world, lying dormant for millennia. The three pieces were the gem that powered the item, the focusing glass that controlled the gem's power, and the rod that would hold both and would be used to control the arcane item.

The focusing glass was found in the possession of a collector in the city of Gente in the kingdom of Merseaux. The glass was stolen by the Founders during one of the lord's parties, in which Ashur Lionheart and several other agents of Cyrene also attempted to steal the glass. The Founders successfully escaped after killing two Cyrenian agents.

The gem resurfaced about 1000 years ago in Estoran, and became responsible for causing the Cataclysm, trapping Estoran in an unstable time vortex. The gem was recovered by the Founders from the Arcane University in the center of Estoran.

The rod was recovered by Terry Crews in an ancient temple protected by the Cyrenian army. As per an agreement with the Founders he was to cooperate with them and create the scepter together, however Terry Crews betrayed them and kept the rod for himself. He was later apprehended during the Battle of Mt. Pariah and killed by Davor Hellscream, who then formed the scepter himself.