This large container is usually fashioned from blue or green stone of semi-precious value such as malachite or lapis lazuli. Sometimes jade will be used. It is about 1-ft in diameter, half that deep, and relatively fragile.

When the bowl is filled with water, fresh or salt, and certain words are spoken, an elemental of 12 hit dice will appear. The summoning words require 1 round to speak. Note that if salt water is used, the elemental will be stronger (+2 per hit die, maximum 8 h.p. per die, however).

Control and similar information are given under Elemental in ADVANCED DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS, MONSTER MANUAL. (Cf. bowl of watery death below.)