Barrel of Monkeys

Aura faint conjuration; CL 3rd

Slot none; Price 250 gp; Weight 30 lbs.

Description This sealed barrel appears to be empty and unremarkable. However, when the lid is removed or the barrel is broken open, it releases a monkey swarm (Bestiary 2 212) into its space and any available adjacent spaces. As with the summon swarm spell, the swarm is not under the user's control, and it attacks the nearest living creature. (For this reason, a barrel of monkeys is most often used as a trap, placed so that the barrel can be dropped to smash open on or near intruders.) The swarm remains for 3 minutes or until destroyed. The barrel becomes nonmagical and broken after the swarm is released.

Construction

Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, summon swarm; Cost 125 gp.