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I have a Staff Magus, and that has resulted in a number of questions for me.

My understanding is that the Society rules say I treat a double weapon as two single weapons for the sake of upgrades.

1. If I masterwork both ends of a quarterstaff, do I require the fame levels for two 300 gp weapon ends, or the total 600 gp?
1a. On a similar note, when enchanting I know +1/+1 would be always available, but when I upgrade to say +1 Flaming/+1 do I need the fame for the total, or just the +1 Flaming? (Assuming that it was previously +1/+1).
1b. Is there any point to enchanting the other end of the quarterstaff if I am going to one-hand it through Quarterstaff mastery anyway?

2. Do I need to apply the costs of materials to both ends separately, or just once for the entire weapon?
2a. Assuming I have to pay for material separately, can I create a quarterstaff with two different materials, one on each end?
2b. Like the masterwork, do I have to have the fame for two separate ends of special materials, or the grand total.
2c. I am assuming I can't upgrade the materials of the quarterstaff independently, and that if I am going to create a staff with special materials I have to create it with its materials in place.

3. Speaking of special materials, what materials work well for quarterstaves?

4. How exactly does Quarterstaff Defense work?

You see a male tiefling with modest horns, a tail, and small red-tufted wings enter the room. He is dressed all in white, even his chainshirt bears a white hue. On closer observation, however, he seems to bear no holy symbol. He has a scimitar belted at his waist.

"Greetings all," he says in excellent Common. "I am known as Aranu Fieldflax, magus of the Order of Light. We are an order that dedicates itself to providing support to those with the divine mandate against evil."

After ordering ale Aranu picks it up with his tail so that he can continue to gesture with his hands. "Not all of those that follow divine ways find themselves tapped directly by the gods. Those of us who are not find other ways to serve. I found mine in combining spell and sword in ways few divine warriors can duplicate.

Aranu sits, transferring the mug to his hand as he does so. “My Order has asked me to join the Pathfinders as a way of not only helping guide the organization into more righteous paths, but also as a means of spreading word of my Order to others.”

Aranu nods to the group. “I hope we find common cause and work well together for the common good.”