Baba Yaga’s Iron Kettle

Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement)

Baba Yaga is an ancient sorceress of unknown origin, said to be the mother of all witches. She is over 8-feet tall and hideously ugly, and some say she is descended from ogres. The stories about Baba Yaga are often contradictory, but most agree she has a particular appetite for human flesh.

Countless aeons ago, and with the assistance of the old gods, Baba Yaga crafted several immensely powerful magic items. One of these was her kettle, a black and pitted cast iron pot that was large enough for her to stand in. This kettle could fly, and she used it to move about the world and between the worlds too.

Although it was one of Baba Yaga’s most treasured possessions, a persistent rumor declares that the kettle was stolen from her many centuries ago by a trickster godling, who later lost it. Motivated by this story, many have gone in search of the fabled iron kettle, though few of those who do so have come to a good end.

Various properties. While attuned to the kettle:

  • You have resistance to fire damage.
  • You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects.
  • Your walking speed increases by 10 feet.
  • You emit a sour stench, noticeable up to 10 feet away.

Grow and Shrink. In its regular form, the kettle is large enough to hold a single, medium-sized creature. While you are in it, you can use your action to increase its size to hold up to 8 medium-sized creatures. You can also use an action to shrink it again to regular size. Across the World. While you are in the kettle, it has a flying speed of 120 feet, a swimming speed of 120 feet, and moves according to your spoken directions.

An air pocket in the kettle ensures you can breathe while travelling underwater or in space, with the kettle kept magically warm.

You can also use an action to instantly transport the kettle and its passengers to anywhere in the world without error, as per the teleport spell. You can’t use this property again until the next dawn.

Between the Worlds. While you are in the kettle, you can use an action to shift it and all its passengers to a different plane of existence, as per the plane shift spell. You can’t use this property again until the next dawn.

Magic Shield. While you are in the kettle, you can use an action to cause a magic shield to surround it, as per the globe of invulnerability spell cast at 9th level. You can’t use this property again until the next dawn.

Destroying the Iron Kettle. The kettle is immune to all forms of damage. It can only be destroyed by a wish spell cast by Baba Yaga or one of her descendants while attuned to the kettle.

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