"I usually feed on emotion. I typically eat fear, as it is constantly surrounding me. I can just feed from the energies surrounding undead I raise, but it would take four times as many undead to feed me than living, and eight times as many if I took it from plants. I could technically eat souls, as that would nourish me for at least a year, but that would stop them from ever being raised again. I've only ever done that once, before I realized the consequences that would have. He was incredibly evil, and it was right as I became a wraith. It was mostly in self defence, but that man can never be raised in this realm again. I could take it from animals, so your suggestion is a good one. Most people are terrified when they see me feed though. It looks like this." He kneels next to a random bush, and [i]inhales.[/i] A tornado of green light and energy funnels from the plant, leaving it black and withered. The light vanishes into his hood, and his aura gets slightly stronger. He stands up, and turns to Ophion. "I can also do this." He hold out his hand, and the other bushes shiver, and green light funnels from all of them, browning some of their leaves. He sends the energy back into the withered plant, and it's leaves shudder, and turn greenish. "It's how I heal things." He look at him, a sad smile on his face. "I would gladly help you with your quest. I might find out more about the staff then you, seeing as I would actually be able to use and study it without being corrupted by it's magic."