Wondrous Figurine (Obsidian Steed)

Each one of these statuettes is 1 inch in height, carved from a specific material and taking the shape of a particular animal or animals.

If the figurine is slain while in animal form, it reverts to its statue shape and cannot be activated again until 1 week has passed. If the figurine is destroyed in statue form, it is shattered and its magic is lost.

This sinister-looking black statuette resembles a horse rearing up on its hind legs. When activated, this figurine becomes a Nightmare. It can be called upon once per week for up to 24 hours, though it won't use plane shift or its other abilities on behalf of its rider. Although evil, it allows itself to be ridden by creatures of any alignment, although if a good creature mounts it, the rider must attempt a DC 3 flat check. On a failure, the nightmare uses plane shift to take the rider to a random location in the Abyss, where it promptly returns to statue form, stranding its rider in that nightmarish place.

Activate 2 command, Interact · Effect You activate the statue by placing it on solid ground and then speaking its name, causing the statuette to transform into a living creature or creatures. In creature form, the figurine has the minion trait. It can understand your language and it obeys you to the best of its ability when you use an action to command it. The specifics of each creature, as well as the activation's frequency (if any), appear in its entry below.