Trech-bottle

The trech-bottle, originally known as a Trechend-in-a-bottle, is an incendiary weapon deriving its name from Trechends, which are monstrous fire-breathing birds. 

Utility

Trech-bottles have but one purpose: to set things (or people) on fire. Using the bottle is simple; just ignite and throw it, preferably far away.

Manufacturing

The first trech-bottles were made using the incendiary glands of Trechends, hence the name. The process was: Drain the gland's contents into a glass bottle, add a way to ignite it, such as an oil-soaked rag, and close the bottle, with the rag hanging out. Today, trech-bottles are often made with other flammable materials, such as oil or alcohol, although Trechend glands remain the best material. Some are also made with a combination of Trechend gland and other flammable materials.

Access & Availability

Common in Faerie, particularly in Duairlacht. In Selríocht, the creation, possession, and use of trech-bottles has been outlawed since their use in the civil war between the Clurichauns and the Leprechauns.

Complexity

Simple

Discovery

According to stories, the inventor of trech-bottles, whose name is unknown, had the idea for them after she shot an arrow into the neck of a Trechend while it was attacking her with fire. Supposedly, the arrow ignited, but hit its target, carrying the fire directly into the creature's incendiary gland, causing it to explode. Many historians dispute the story's validity, but it remains popular nonetheless.