I were skulkin’ through the gulch, me pockets near empty ‘cept for a bent copper an’ a moldy biscuit, when I spots it. A glint in the muck. A bottle, all fancy-like an’ a cork jammed in tight. I could make out the word demonade etched on the bottom. Sounded refreshin’, so I gives it a shake.
Big mistake. The bloody thing starts vibratin’ , an’ next thing I know, this deep voice boomed out: “Who disturbs my slumber?!“ Well, I near soiled me britches. I quickly replied, “Uh… housekeeping?” The demon inside, just glared. “Free me from this prison or I’ll boil yer innards!”
Just then, a gang of orcs come stompin’ round the bend, yellin’ ‘bout how I owed ‘em either a hundred gold or me head. Desperate? You bet. So I hucked the bottle at ‘em. With a loud smash, the demonade shattered. A flurry of blades spun about as a marilith arose. Orc limbs and heads went flying. The marilith turned to me, pointing a blood-soaked blade’. “You’re next!” It started to charge, but then, poof! It was gone.
Left me standin’ there, scratchin’ me noggin. The orcs? A pile of gore. The bottle? A pile of glass. An’ me? Still in one piece. But hey, at least I got a story out of it.
Demonade
Wondrous Item, Varies
As an action, you can throw this flask up to 20 feet, shattering it on impact. A demon is summoned in the closest empty space according to the following table. Roll initiative for the demon. It spends its turn attacking the nearest creature to it, preferring your enemies on ties. The demon vanishes after a minute or when it is reduced to 0 hit points.
| Rarity | Demon |
| Uncommon | Quasit |
| Rare | Vrock |
| Very Rare | Nalfeshnee |
| Legendary | Marilith |
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