What an hysterical thread! That is so funny! I've been using the rod of terror in a self created party I've been playing. I noticed the PC - a Necromancer - had 3 Char. He was evil so I couldn't remember whether I intentionally gave him low Char as a role play aspect, or whether the Rod (which I noticed reduces Char) had come into play.
Very funny. Alas poor Jahiera, I knew her Khalid. She was a woman of infinite criticism....