Lia: Wait. Did you say you need that staff for big monsters? Why?

Phil: Really? Wow we really left you out of the loop and this is your trip. There's a group of wendigo headed here.

Tom: As well as others but the wendigo are closer. Here Lia.

Lia: OK! Well that makes this a lot more urgent with that info. Thanks.

Lia: That has me worried now because a wendigo was one of the beasts described in reports. This is BAD!

Phil: Yeah, thus, magic staff.