On the thoughts of the magical stick being part of the True Cross, think. It was buried by the Crusaders, a Christian fighting force. It had a Templar moniker and everything. Plus, I remember a saint supposedly found a part around that time?

I mean it’s possible. But I don’t want to completely discount it possibly being something of Muslim origin, considering the Fourth Crusade did involve Muslims as well as Christians.

And tbh I wouldn’t put it above a bunch of Christian knights to steal some very valuable and/or powerful Muslim artifact, slap a bunch of Christian words and symbols on it, and tuck it away in some dark corner of Europe.