Rod of Savrille

The Rod of Savrille is an artifact that featured in 2000 film Dungeons & Dragons.

Overview
The Rod of Savrille is a red, mystical dragon-themed rod with blood-red orb that was hidden due to its power of magically controlling red dragons. It was created by a sorcerer named Savrille to control Red Dragons, who then managed to control a horde of them. Through his success, he became seduced by its potential and used it to wreak havoc, believing mankind should be allowed to command Red Dragons, the most chaotic breed of dragons in existence. As a result, the Gods cursed both him and his rod and imprisoned them within Savrille's own treasure-filled tomb which then protected by a mystical barrier. The said barrier was arguably divine in nature, as only those who deemed worthy by the Gods that can bypass it so they can retrieve the Rod and have it destroyed.

The staff soon became a legend that reaches the ear of the young Empress Savina during a political unrest in her empire, the Empire of Izmer. The empress wished to establish a more peaceful coexistence between commoners and Mages (elite group of spellcasters) where both groups treated in equal terms, but is opposed by the Mage supremacist Profion and his supporters who wanted to maintain their reign over commoners whom they treated nothing more than slaves. When Savina requested Marina and her mentor, the librarian wizard, to find out everything they can about the rod, Profion's familiar relayed information from their conversation to its master, which prompted Profion to send his lieutenant Damodar and his men to coerce them about information pertaining Rod of Savrille before disposing them. Unfortunately, despite managed to kill the librarian wizard, he failed to stop Marina and her reluctant companion Snails and Ridley from escaping with the map for the Rod.

Despite Snail's death in the struggle over their pursuit for the staff, Ridley's party pressed on, and managed to find the entrance for Savrille's tomb with aid of jewel-like artifact called "Eye of Dragon", with only Ridley who able to bypass the barrier set by the Gods long ago. Taking his time looting some treasures, Ridley finally found the staff on the hands of Savrille's corpse. Upon touching the Rod, Savrille suddenly return to life and warned Ridley that anyone who wields the power of the Rod shall suffer a horrible fate and the staff must be destroyed. However, the staff later fell into the hands of Damodar after an uneasy exchange before handed to Profion, who the summoned red dragons to counteract Savina's golden ones.

As Savina's dragon horde are slowly overwhelmed by Profion's red dragons, Ridley retakes the Rod of Savrille from Profion's hands in his and his party's brief struggle. To the archmage's shock, Ridley discovered that he is able to harness the staff's power and briefly seduced by its power. Fortunately, Ridley, recalled upon the curse the Gods put upon the artifact, makes a noble decision to destroy it, breaking the curse and left red dragon horde to flee, saving the Empire.

Usage
Rod of Savrille has the power to telepathically control red dragons, the most chaotic breed of dragons in existence. The staff is much more powerful than Savina's golden dragon rod that both Profion and Savina sought to get their hands on it. Unknown to them however, the staff's creation was considered to be a great taboo by the Gods, for its great power would tempt its wielder to abuse it and causing great destruction. For that reason, the Gods cursed anyone who dare to use it for their own ends to suffer a horrible death, a curse which can only be broken by the staff's destruction.