Wizard Wednesday: Abad-Alwahsh, Gorilla

I mean obviously he's a wizard. It says so right there in the title.

Outcast from both gorilla and man alike, Abad-Alwahsh serves a demonic master. He has traded his soul in exchange for his sorcerous strength. His master has carelessly misplaced this knick-nack, which takes to form of a bottled purple flame. Now Abad-Alwahsh roams tirelessly trying find his soul, so that he may escape his bonds, free to rack ruin upon mankind and all his works.

When among gorillas, Abad-Alwahsh forms petty kingdoms in his service, maintaining order with his gun, a weapon unknown amongst his kin. He assembles war parties to comb the jungle and raid human settlements.

When among men, Abad-Alwahsh acts with more subtlety. He hypnotizes this rich and powerful, using their resources to look for his soul while hiding within their manors. When he has determined his soul is not to be found in this city, he is gripped by fury and bursts from the shadows, smashing these incompetents with spell and fist. After a rampage across the city he departs and tries again.

His soul is a fragile thing. If the bottle was smashed, the flame would go out and Abad-Alwahsh would die. If someone were find it, they would be able to control Abad-Alwahsh by writing instructions and burning them in the flame.

He is an eighth level wizard and a fourth level fighter.

Adventure Hooks:

1. A wealthy friend of the party has started acting oddly. He has been hypnotized by Abad-Alwahsh.
2. Mobs of treasure hunters, petty crooks, and surly sailors are tearing the city apart, asking everyone and searching everywhere for a bottle of purple fire. Several con-men have started to disguise themselves and sell fakes.
3. Abad-Alwahsh has thrown a rampage and then escaped. The king has placed an astronomical price upon his head.
4. While resting in the jungle the party are kidnapped by a war band of gorillas. They bring them before Abad-Alwahsh to be interrogated.
5. A tribal chief begs the party to stop the gorilla raids.
6. The party find the soul of Abad-Alwahsh for sale in a muddy shop. Abad-Alwahsh will not serve willingly.

I think that last one is my favorite. Here, have a dude with more levels then the entire party combined. He hates you. Have fun playing literal genie!