Coped from the appraisal folder:

Looks like it's one of the old Voln weapons. Cycles 2x-7x vs undead, sancted, not blessable, flares vs undead in hands of cleric/pally, anyone can use to sense undead.

http://forum.gsplayers.com/archive/i...p/t-84899.html

a white ora balta

First loresong:

The first thing that strikes you about the balta is the weight, which is about 6 pounds. You also feel that it is invaluable.

You sense the aura of magic about the balta. It obviously has more than one use, and it is a weapon of great power.

The balta responds softly in long, peaceful descending tones. You learn that tapping or waving the balta can activate the magic woven within.

So, I tap the balta (non cleric) and get this:

You tap the balta and it starts to hum softly...

Suddenly the balta begins to spew out a cloud of pale blue smoke! The world around you suddenly looks different. Solid things around you suddenly look misty and insubstantial.
You do not sense any more undead nearby.

The next loresing reveals:

The balta's tones become stronger and the world dissolves away. As your sight clears, you appear to be kneeling before an altar. Before you stands an imposing grim-faced man dressed in battle-worn black chainmail topped with a white surcoat. Slung over his shoulder is a shield of the purest white metal you have ever seen. The man turns to you and nods slowly as he reaches for something atop the altar. He pulls the balta from the top of the altar and balances it carefully in his hands. He gestures and utters an ancient phrase and the balta begins to glow with an inner blue light. Drained from his effort he pauses a moment, then he turns and hands the balta to you. As your hands reach out for the balta the vision fades and slowly the world as you know it returns to solidity around you.