[i]A [[priest]]'s staff.[/i]

The real-life crosier (also spelled [i]crozier[/i]) is a stylized, often ornately-decorated staff that is a symbol of the governing office of a high-ranking [[Christianity|Christian]] priest. This staff generally comes in three forms: [b]hooked[/b], in the shape of a shepherd's crook (curled off to one side); [b]tau[/b], in the shape of a T with downwards-curving arms topped by a small [[cross]]; and [b]serpentine[/b], with a pair of sculptured serpents or dragons curled back to face each other in an upwards-facing U with a small cross between them. 

The [[fantasy]] version of the crosier tends to resemble a bastardized version of one (or several) of the above, with a small sphere or circular symmetrical  "shepherd's crook" bisected or topped by a large cross (the overall profile will often resemble a [[Celtic cross]]). Some versions may just be a large cross mounted on the end of a staff (with the whole staff resembling a [[Latin cross]], like the [[Pope]]'s [i]ferula[/i]). Another common fantasy variant has a scepter-like head topped off with a small cross.

[[Priest]]s and fantasy [[priestess]]es are often depicted holding a crosier. Some may instead be depicted wielding a generic [[mage staff]]; such examples should not be tagged crosier.

h4. Notable examples
* [[Arch bishop (ragnarok online)|]] ([[Ragnarok Online]])
* [[Pope_(ragnarok_online)|The Pope]] ([[Ragnarok Online]])
* [[Martha_(fate)|]] ([[Fate (series)]])
* [[Victorious_(azur lane)|]] ([[Azur Lane]])
** Wields a golden crosier tipped with a sun cross, surmounted with a ship's bell.
* [[Fan la Norne]] ([[Xenoblade Chronicles 2]])

h4. Tag usage notes
* Tag crosier for the priest's staff described above—both the real versions and the fantasy variants.
** As a general rule, any fantasy staff that appears vaguely [[christianity|Christian]]-like (i.e. festooned with crosses and Christian motifs) will also tend to qualify.
* Avoid tagging crosier for 'generic' looking staves that may be better off tagged [[staff]] or [[mage staff]].
** Fantasy [[priest]]([[priestess|ess]])es are sometimes depicted holding a 'generic' crystal or gem-tipped staff without any religious trappings, one that would not look out of place being wielded by any other magic user. These examples should be tagged [[mage staff]] and not crosier.
** Fire Emblem characters belonging to the priest or cleric class lines tend to just wield generic [[mage staff|mage staves]] because of [[Nintendo]] being allergic towards the depiction of crosses and other religious iconography.
* [b]Do not[/b] tag [[shakujou]] (i.e. Buddhist staves) with crosier.
* The [[Pope]]'s staff is a Papal ferula, but this can be tagged with crosier for now.

h4. See also
* [[Priest]]
* [[Priestess]]
* [[Mage staff]]
* [[Shakujou]] [tn]Buddhist equivalent, topped with multiple metal rings.[/tn]

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: Crosier":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosier]
* "Wikipedia: Papal Ferula":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papal_ferula] 
** The [[Pope]]'s staff. Technically different, but currently tagged as same (because fantasy [[Priest]]s also tend to carry a similar staff).
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