Bala's Axe, Wizard Slayer - Baldur's Gate II

One-Handed Weapon – Battle Axe
Weight: 6 Lore Req: 40
Value: 3000
Damage: 1d8
Damage Type: Slashing
Speed Factor: 7
Proficiency: Axe
Charged Abilities:
• Dispel Magic (once per day)
– Range: 40 ft.
– Area of Effect: 15-ft. radius
Combat Abilities:
• Miscast Magic affects the victim for the next turn on each successful hit (80% chance of victim’s spellcasting failure, Save vs. Spell at -2 negates)
Requires: 10 Strength

Source Version: Enhanced Edition
Internal Code: AX1H07

How to Obtain:
• Irenicus’ Dungeon (Level 1) – Found on table in Sewage Golem’s room (if imported)
• Planar Sphere (Level 3) – Found in container (if not imported)

Full Description:
Bala was a foul-tempered prince of a gully dwarf clan, which was enslaved by a cruel elven mage in Thesk. Though Bala managed to escape the more cowardly traits of his race, he was even more filthy and obnoxious than the average gully dwarf. Sickened of his enslavement, Bala crept into the mage’s lair and cracked the elf’s skull open. Although rumor has it that it was the dwarf’s stench that overcame the mage, it was, in fact, his enchanted axe that dispelled the elf’s magical defenses. It is obvious from the poor workmanship that Bala himself crafted the axe. The mystery lies in where its power originates. After a lengthy career of mage-slaying, Bala died, never having revealed his secret to those who were willing to risk a lice infestation by approaching him. Some say that the axe was powered by Bala’s intense hatred of wizards. The axe gives the owner the ability to dispel magic once a day.