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A figurine of wondrous power was a small magical statuette ranging in size from that of a grown man's hand to the size of a little finger and similar in shape to the extra-planar creature that it turned into.[1]

Powers[]

These rare items transformed into many types of bestial planar creatures that understood Common and followed the orders of the wielder of the statuette. These creatures were called by the name given to the creature upon the item's creation. They couldn't reside on the Prime Material Plane for large amounts of time and therefore were bound by the figurines to return to their home planes to rest after a set amount of time on the prime.[1]

If the creature was slain while on this plane, it would revert back to statuette form and live on, but if the statuette was destroyed the item became worthless and lost all enchantment. Depending on the strength of the enchantment, this artifact's effects should be permanent unless passed through an anti-magic field, which could disrupt the base structure of any magic item.[1]

Common Types[]

Amber monkeys
Transformed into three monkeys for 24 hours.[3]
Blue quartz eagle
Transformed into an eagle for 24 hours per tenday.[4]
Bronze griffon
Transformed into a griffon twice per week for 6 hours per use.[1][2]
Coral dolphin
Transformed into an especially intelligent dolphin twice per tenday for 4 hours per use.[4]
Coral dragon
Transformed into a small coral dragon for 24 hours.[3]
Ebony fly
Transformed into a fly the size of a pony three times per week for 12 hours per use.[1][2]
Electrum serpent
Transformed either into a metallic or a translucent serpent for 24 hours.[3]
Emerald frog
Transformed into a frog for 24 hours.[3]
Golden lions
Usually found as a pair, these transformed into two male lions once per day for an hour. If slain, they could not be brought back for a week.[1][2]
Ivory goats
Usually found as a trio of items. Each one turned into a large goat with differing abilities.[1][2]
Jasper spider
Transformed into a giant spider for up to 12 hours. This spider can be ridden by human-sized creatures.[5]
Marble elephant
Transformed into an elephant four times a month for 24 hours per use.[1][2]
Mercury wasp
Transformed into a wasp swarm for 24 hours.[3]
Obsidian steed
Transformed into a lesser type of nightmare once a week for one continuous use of up to 24 hours. There was a chance it would take good-aligned riders to one of the Lower Planes.[1][2]
Onyx dog
Transformed into a riding dog once per week for 6 hours.[1][2]
Sardonyx stone flyer
Transformed into an adult stone flyer that could be ridden. The stone flyer persisted for up to one hour, each day.[5]
Serpentine owl
Transformed into an owl or a giant owl once per day for eight continuous hours, however it would only ever transform into the giant owl three times.[1][6][2]
Silver raven
Transformed into a raven for 24 hours a week.[1][2]
Tourmaline turtle
Transformed into a gargantuan turtle for 24 hours.[3]

Unique Figurines[]

Black ice beholder
a small figurine resembling a beholder that was corrupted and twisted by the mysterious substance known as black ice in 1485 DR. It summoned only an illusion of a beholder, which would move in the direction of an opponent and then after 10 seconds violently explode.[7]
Black spider figurine
a spider figurine that summoned a creature rather than transformed into it. This creature was a giant green extra-planar spider named Kitthix and they would remain summoned for five minutes once per day. It belonged to Pai'Na, a half-drow druid that worshiped spiders.[8]
Cassius
a wolf figurine with the name Cassius carved on its side.[9]
Guenhwyvar
A statuette that summoned its creature rather than transformed into it.[10] This could be due to the strange circumstances of its creation and the uniqueness of the beast, a particularly intelligent and powerful panther.[10] She could be summoned by calling her name to the black onyx figurine, for up to 6 hours of every 48-hour period.[10]
Hecatoncheire
a small figurine of a wide-bodied humanoid with many arms. Once per day it could be thrown to the ground and with a command word be transformed into a 6 ft (1.8 m) tall facsimile of a hecatoncheire. If killed it reverted to a figurine and could not be used again for a month.[11]
Howlite manticore
A figurine owned by Maready that was white in coloration, but had black veins. It transformed into a manticore for a comparable amount of time to a marble elephant.[12]
Ivory steed
a figurine of wondrous power that dated to as early as 350 DR and belonged to the once undead paladin of Tyr, Miltiades.[13]
Onyx phase spider
an onyx figurine of a phase spider that the Lolthite priestess Ronasucha Xyty gifted to a Ravenian adventurer for saving her life. By mental command the figurine transformed into a phase spider for 8 hours per day, though it would only function for the adventurer she gifted it to.. The creature stood 4 ft (1.2 m) tall, had the phasing abilities of a true phase spider, had a telepathic link with its owner out to a range of 100 yd (91 m), and had a very poisonous bite. However, this poison had no effect on Lolthites. If the figurine was ever willfully given away, traded, or sold it became permanently inert and the Drow word "Kaezlen" would be invisibly written across it.[14]
Red boar
a small red figurine of a skinless boar. It summoned a hell boar adorned with a saddle by the name of Snort, who could be used by the summoner as a mount. It was owned by the dwarven warrior Athrogate, who received it as a gift from Jarlaxle Baenre.[15]
Rock carrier pigeon
a small figurine of a carrier pigeon made of indistinct gray rock. Once per day it could transform into a carrier pigeon that would fly unerringly to deliver a message for the owner, consisting of no more than 25 words. The name and exact location of an individual or creature was required. This location could be no farther 100 miles (160 kilometers) and the figurine couldn't recognize invisible creatures or people otherwise hidden by magic. It could not deliver messages back from the recipient nor communicate with its owner by any magical means.[16] This figurine was owned by the Thayan spy Ushera.[17]
Silver pegasus
a small figurine of a pegasus made of silver that could transform into a silver–hued pegasus[18] that was capable of speaking Common.[19] The figurine was accidentally enchanted into a figurine of wondrous power in the mid–14th century DR by the wild mage Gideon when he wild surged while trying to cast a different enchantment upon it.[18]

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References[]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 256–257. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt (2014). Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-0786965622.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Eytan Bernstein (February 2010). “Bazaar of the Bizarre: Legendary Figurines”. In Chris Youngs ed. Dragon #384 (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 18–24.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 173. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Bruce R. Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jeff Quick (October 2003). Underdark. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 74. ISBN 0-7869-3053-5.
  6. Ludia (May 2019). Designed by Stephen David Wark, et al. Warriors of Waterdeep. Ludia.
  7. Cryptic Studios (May 2017). Neverwinter: Curse of Icewind Dale. Perfect World Entertainment.
  8. BioWare (September 2000). Designed by James Ohlen, Kevin Martens. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Black Isle Studios.
  9. >Ossian Studios (August 2019). Designed by Luke Scull. Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea. Beamdog.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 177–178. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
  11. Paul Pederson (January 2000). No Time to Lose. Living City (RPGA), p. 21.
  12. Steven E. Schend, Sean K. Reynolds and Eric L. Boyd (June 2000). Cloak & Dagger. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 123. ISBN 0-7869-1627-3.
  13. James Ward, Anne K. Brown (February 1992). Pools of Darkness. (TSR, Inc), p. {{{1}}}. ISBN 1-5607-6318-3.
  14. Todd Smart (March 1999). Friend or Foe?. Living City (RPGA), p. 28.
  15. R.A. Salvatore (July 2007). Road of the Patriarch (Mass Market Paperback). (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 21, pp. 311–312. ISBN 978-0-7869-4277-0.
  16. Steve Hardinger (August 1997). Make a Wish. Living City (RPGA), p. 14.
  17. Steve Hardinger (August 1997). Make a Wish. Living City (RPGA), p. 4.
  18. 18.0 18.1 David Samuels (January 1998). Air's Looking at You. Living City (RPGA), p. 6.
  19. David Samuels (January 1998). Air's Looking at You. Living City (RPGA), p. 21.
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