The Staff of Magi

“I have power and”—he gestured—“the Staff of Magius.”
Tanis looked to see a staff leaning against the vallenwood trunk within easy reach of Raistlin’s hand. It was a plain wooden staff. A ball of bright crystal, clutched in a disembodied golden claw carved to resemble the talon of a dragon, gleamed at the top.

Excerpt From Dragons of Autumn Twilight, pg 51
Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman