Orb of Stasis

The Orb of Stasis was created by a gnome tinkerers guild and then later enchanted by a powerful wizard. While the orb itself is not very effective as a ranged weapon, its minor damage is augmented by its hidden power. Once a creature takes damage it must make a (high level) DC Ref save or be pulled into a different dimension where time has no effect. All status and magical effects are 'suspended' until the detainee is released back into the material realm. The owner can release any creature captured by the Orb by saying "I choose you (x)" (where x is the creatures name). The orb itself deals 1d4 damage when thrown and has the 'returning' ability for thrown weapons.