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Figurine of wondrous power, Amber Lion

Amber Lion figurines were created by the arch-mage Arda due to her fixation with lions. (She later created the Khardaki lion people, whose name means "People of Ard" in a local language. This tends to explain the khardaki obsession with sex.) Amber Lions were created primarily as sex toys but also guard their owners and have somewhat more combat ability than a normal lion.

In figurine form Lions are small amber statuettes of lions, usually with one or more dark spots or 'inclusions'. All those made by Arda are male but several lioness statuettes exist that her apprentices created. In lion form they resemble stylized, full sized lions with smooth, flexible amber flesh. The primary function of an Amber Lion is as a lover and they have a very limited shape change ability that allows their sexual organs to be the right size for whatever female (or male) desires their companionship. Their amber flesh has the texture of medium-hard rubber while their body cavity contains a gelatinous goo. A small amount of this goo acts as lubricant during any sort of sex the Lion might engage in but disappears when it resumes figurine form, as does any the lion might ejaculate provided the Lion resumes figurine form immediately after sex. Arda preferred tidyness from her lovers, at least when she only wanted a brief fling. Any dirt or other detritus that gers on a lion during its time in full-sized form also disappears when they resume figurine form.

A Lion's tongue is rough as sandpaper and they are adroit at using it to please their owners, while their teeth and claws can be either pleasantly soft or hard and sharp as needed. Lions are smarter than a real lion and some are smart enough to play simple games such as checkers. All are smart enough to take verbal commands from their owners and will always understand their owner's orders.

An Amber Lion figurine may assume lion form for up to four hours per day but unlike any other sort of Figurine they need to eat to replenish themselves. They can subsist on any sort of meat and require more food if more active, but still far less than a real lion. If they remain in statuette form a Lion does not need to eat at all.

Lions have no command word but are activated by their owner's lust, when they sense their owner is threatened, or rarely, a very hungry Lion can activate itself. In combat a Lion has the statistics of a normal lion but DR 10/slashing due to the flexible nature of their bodies and their lack of vital organs. Lions are immune to critical hits and Sneak Attack and have Fast Healing 3 as their inner amber seals and repairs wounds.

A Lion killed in lion form cannot resume it for a week and is permanently destroyed if the figurine is shattered. A well treated lion becomes a faithful lover and guardian but a mistreated Lion will eventually attempt to devour its master. Lions have an innate sense of neatness inbued in them by their creator and rather than tearing their prey apart will swallow anything up to a large man whole. This happens when a hungry Lion grapples an opponent. It can then begin to swallow its meal with another Grapple check and finish its meal the next round with one more successful Grapple. Prey half-swallowed that win the check end up merely Grappled or escape if the lion only started to swallow them that round. A Lion could swallow up to three human-sized creatures if it so desires but one is more than enough to sate them.

The Lion's gelatinous interior inflicts 2d6 points of acid (absorption) damage per round and 1d6 crushing damage. It is possible to cut one's way out in the usual manner. Once its prey is dead the Lion will resume figurine form and after this its meal will appear as a cloudy inclusion in its figurine form which grows gradually smaller as it is absorbed over the weeks and months. Lions produce no waste and prey are eventually converted to the amber goo which both powers the Lion and in the case of a male lion acts as its ejaculate.

Prey absorbed by a Lion can be revived only by a Wish. There is simply nothing left at all once their digestive process is complete. Even clothing or gear possessed by their prey is eventually absorbed, though especially powerful magic items which somehow got eaten may simply be regurgitated.

Lions, being flexible in nature, can potentially devour prey not only by mouth but also through the anus (whch is normally only used for sexual purposes), a female lion's sex, or a male lion's penis. No matter how they swallow prey the eventual result is absorption. It is perfectly safe to have sex with a loyal Lion but an angry one might dispose of its owner in a way it feels is appropriate.

While Lions normally remain at the same size since their magical metabolism "burns up" food they eat, it is possible for one to feed so heavily it becomes larger, resulting in Huge or even Gargantuan lions with correspondingly larger figurines (a Huge lion might have a figurine the size of a house cat and a Gargantuan lion one a figurine the size of a real lion!) Such a large figurine would be quite valuable but naturally that value is dwarfed by the usefulness of the Amber Lion itself.

The unique nature of Lion figurines allows them to function even in anti-magic areas or worlds with no magic at all, but in this case they eventually need to eat even if they stay in figurine form and burn through their meals much faster. A meal of an entire human will last an active Lion only about a year under these circumstances and if they have not accepted an owner then the existence of a Lion can be surmised by following the trail of disappearances it leaves in its wake.