Jinn of the Jar

Encyclopedia Entry:
A race of shape-shifters that mimic pots and commonly inhabit towers and old castles. Like normal mimics they can be found anywhere there are pots, waiting for human men. Because they mimic pots, they are more likely to appear in private homes than chest mimics.



Just like a chest mimic, they won’t attack until someone looks into the pot. But while normal mimics jump out to attack, pot devils inhale the victim into the jar. There’s no way to protect against this effect, making them much more dangerous than chest mimics. Because of their shy nature, pot devils will not directly attack their inhaled victims and may even be frightened by them. However, captured men are affected by a charm magic that compels them to feed the pot devil by having sex with her. This spell, like the inhalation effect, is powered by the large pot that the pot devil wears on her hips. The entire feeding cycle operates automatically, regardless of the intentions of the pot devil herself.

Despite the extreme danger posed by pot devils, there is an extremely simple extermination technique: throw something into the pot and scare her. Assuming it doesn’t hit her and knock her out, she’ll jump out of the pot to escape. Once out of her pot, the pot devil is powerless and can be easily captured.