Ornate Glass Bottle (Mundane? Treasure)
Type: Wondrous item (nonmagical — or so it seems)
Weight: 2 lbs.
Material: Violet blown glass with gold-plated brass filigree
Craftsmanship: Masterwork artisan
Treasure Table Values (depending on the skill and honesty of the appraiser)
- Poor Quality Imitation (painted ceramic, cheap gilding): 5 gp
- Standard Decorative Bottle (fine glass, brass paint filigree): 15 gp
- Well-Crafted Collector’s Piece (blown violet glass, light gold inlay): 25–50 gp
- Luxury Artisan Work (true gold filigree, flawless glass, signed by artisan): 100–250 gp
- Royal Heirloom Quality (gem inlays, solid gold filigree, pristine condition): 500+ gp
Hidden Feature – Runes of Containment
Etched faintly beneath the swirling filigree are tiny runes in an unknown script. To the untrained eye, they appear to be decorative scratches or artistic swirls.
Arcana DC 18 or Comprehend Languages reveals that the markings are binding runes.
If the stopper is pulled while the runes are traced with a finger (accidentally or deliberately), a burst of perfumed smoke escapes—and Jeannie the Mischievous Djinni materializes.
Without the rune activation, the stopper behaves normally, and the bottle seems mundane.
False Rumor Table (d6)
- “That bottle holds a spirit who grants three wishes—but twist your words and you’ll regret it.” (Half true.)
- “The runes are just for show—local glassblowers copy ancient magical designs for fashion.” (False.)
- “It’s a wine bottle that belonged to a sultan. The wine inside turned to smoke.” (False.)
- “Breaking the bottle curses you with eternal servitude to its previous owner.” (False.)
- “The smoke inside is poisonous—don’t unstopper it indoors.” (False.)
- “If you polish the bottle and whisper a lover’s name, they’ll appear.” (Half true… Jeannie may decide to appear as the lover.)
Found Notes near the Violet Bottle
(Copied from the journals of Altharion the Wanderer, circa 423 DR)
“In the market of Jaffra, amid silks and spices, I came upon a curio most peculiar: a glass vessel of violet hue, girded in golden vines. Its stopper gleamed as though untouched by time, and the air around it smelled faintly of jasmine and storms. The merchant swore it was a trinket of no consequence, yet asked a price as though it were royal treasure.
Scholars whisper that the whorls of gold upon its sides conceal runes too small to read without magnification. I myself traced them, and though they seemed but scratches to the common eye, I could swear the glass shivered at my touch.
The bottle is said to have passed through many hands, each owner plagued by odd events: misplaced boots appearing on ceilings, meals turning to candied figs, lovers vanishing into pink smoke. Some claim these tales are the work of a spirit bound within, a genie—or a trickster masquerading as one.
Of the many stories told, I record these for posterity:
- – That the stopper, if unsealed with the proper gesture, releases a playful spirit who obeys… in her own fashion.
- – That breaking the vessel frees not smoke, but laughter that haunts the breaker’s dreams.
- – That polishing it with perfumed oil draws the eye of some unseen mistress, who may reward or ruin the polisher depending on her mood.
I confess, I dared not unstopper the thing. For though the merchant swore it was empty, I could not shake the sense that something inside was waiting—amused, and terribly patient.”
If your adventurer successfully (or accidentally) opens the bottle correctly. This is what’s inside.
Jeannie, A Mischievous Djinni
Large elemental, chaotic good
Armor Class: 17 (natural armor)
Hit Points: 136 (16d10 + 48)
Speed: 20 ft., fly 60 ft. (hover)
STR 17 (+3) DEX 15 (+2)
CON 16 (+3) INT 14 (+2)
WIS 15 (+2) CHA 22 (+6)
Saving Throws: Dex +6, Wis +6,
Cha +10
Skills: Deception +10, Persuasion +10, Performance +9
Damage Resistances: thunder, lightning, radiant; nonmagical bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing
Damage Immunities: poison
Condition Immunities: charmed, poisoned
Senses: darkvision 120 ft.,
Passive Perception 12
Languages: Auran, Common, telepathy 120 ft.
Challenge: 10 (5,900 XP)
Proficiency Bonus: +4
Innate Spellcasting
Jeannie’s spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 18, +10 to hit with spell attacks). She can innately cast the following spells without material components:
- At will: dancing lights, mage hand, prestidigitation, charm person
- 3/day each: greater invisibility, major image, suggestion
- 1/day each: plane shift (self only, back to her bottle), mass suggestion, polymorph
Traits
- Bottle Bound. Jeannie must return to her ornate bottle once per day to rest. If destroyed, she becomes banished to the Elemental Plane of Air until a new vessel is created for her.
- Playful Enchantress. Whenever Jeannie charms or deceives a creature, the target has disadvantage on its saving throw if it has drunk alcohol within the past hour.
- Genie’s Wish (Reworked). Once per day, Jeannie can grant a wish, but it always comes with comedic or unintended side effects (DM’s discretion).
Actions
- Whimsical Slap. Melee Spell Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8 + 5) force damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw or fall under the effects of confusion until the end of its next turn.
- Conjure Object. Jeannie can magically create a mundane, nonmagical object worth 50 gp or less (a meal, outfit, or trinket) that lasts 24 hours.
- Puff of Smoke (Recharge 5–6). Jeannie vanishes in a swirl of pink smoke and reappears in an unoccupied space within 60 ft. All creatures within 10 ft. must make a DC 18 Constitution saving throw or be blinded until the end of their next turn.
Legendary Actions
Jeannie can take 2 legendary actions, choosing from the options below:
- Giggle (Costs 1 Action). Jeannie giggles magically; one creature within 30 ft. must make a DC 18 Charisma saving throw or be charmed until the end of its next turn.
- Poof! (Costs 2 Actions). Jeannie banishes a creature she can see within 30 ft. into her bottle for 1 minute (DC 18 Charisma save negates). The creature is incapacitated while inside, and can repeat the save at the end of each turn.
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