Dragon's Eye (Magic Eye)

A dragon's eye appears to be a small multicolored gemstone, perfectly spherical in shape and about inch in diameter. No jeweler is able to estimate its worth-it seems to be made of no known mineral or substance. When held up to the light and closely examined, some specimens of a dragon's eye may be seen to have a design within the stone that resembles the silhouette of a dragon in flight (this fact may be imparted as a clue to how the item functions). When cast into the air at the same time the command word is spoken, a dragon's eye will vanish in a puff of smoke. In 1d3 rounds, a young adult dragon of random color (without spellcasting abilities) will be summoned, appearing 10' away from where the character who cast the dragon's eye is standing. The dragon, initially, is well disposed to the summoner, and obeys any reasonable commands of the summoner, spoken in Common. However, the dragon will only remain for a certain period of time before it vanishes forever. The greater the difference between the summoner's alignment and the alignment of the dragon summoned, the less time the dragon remains. The following table gives the different types of dragons that are randomly summoned by this device: 
Roll 	Dragon color	Alignment
1-2 	gold 	lawful good
3-4 	silver 	neutral good
5-6 	copper 	chaotic good
7-8 	brass 	chaotic neutral
9-10 	red 	chaotic evil
11-12	black 	neutral evil
13-14	blue 	lawful evil
15-16	bronze 	lawful neutral
17-20	green 	true neutral
Any dragon summoned by a dragon's eye will remain with the summoner for six turns if the alignment of the summoner and the dragon are identical. For every step between the summoner's alignment and that of the dragon, the duration of the eye's effect is reduced by one turn. Use the table below to determine the alignment step. 
 Alignment Step Differences
 	LG	NG	CG	LN	N	CN	LE	NE	CE
LG	0 	1 	2 	1 	2	3 	2 	3 	4
NG	1 	0 	1 	2 	1	2 	3 	2 	3
CG	2 	1 	0 	3 	2	1 	4 	3 	2
LN	1 	2 	3 	0 	1	2 	3 	2 	3
N 	2 	1 	2 	1 	0	1 	2 	1 	2
CN	3 	2 	1 	2 	1	0 	3 	2 	1
LE	2 	3 	4 	3 	2	3 	0 	1 	2
NE	3 	2 	3 	2 	1	2 	1 	0 	1
CE	4 	3 	2 	3 	2	1 	2 	1 	0
Thus, a lawful evil summoner who received a red dragon after casting the eye would have its services for only two turns. The summoned dragon will generally behave in a manner consistent with its alignment, unless commanded to do otherwise by the character controlling it. All of these dragons are of average size and have 4 hit points per Hit Die. They can use breath weapons, claws, and bite attacks in combat. None of them will have the fear aura that dragons gain upon reaching adulthood. Each can detect hidden or invisible creatures within a 40' radius. None of these dragons, because of the special nature of their summoning, can be subdued in battle. If commanded to do so, a dragon will fight to the death on behalf of the summoner. A dragon's eye can only be used once. It is 90% likely that only one will be found in any treasure hoard; otherwise, two will be discovered.
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