"Purrjinn are magical genies. They are bottles brought to life by a mysterious god who just really likes cats. Because of this, they look like cats. Their body (bottle) contains their magical essence."
"To make a purrjinn, the Purrjinn God first creates a bottle as a seed. Once made, a bit of magic in instilled into an object and sealed inside the purrjinn. The purrjinn then awakens and begins its life."
Purrjinn do not age and are essentially immortal; as long as there is magic in their bottles they will continue to thrive. Purrjinn do not eat or reproduce (and as consequence do not have genitalia). Their glass-like bodies are made from a nearly unbreakable magical material, however breaking is possible. If cracked, the purrjinn must quickly be resealed with a magical bandaid to prevent loss of magic; this purrjinn however will become weaker.
Purrjinn are tricksters, and while they do not grant wishes, they may well say that they do.
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Erlen's vessel happens to be an Erlenmeyer flask, filled with a glowing green slime. His tail, seemingly a tentacle of billowing smoke, is still soft and fluffy to the touch. His face and limbs are that of a light brown cat, with a bright green tongue and four brown eyes—one normal eye on the right, and a cluster of three smaller eyes on the left. The bands connecting his limbs to his glassy torso appear to be made from thick green glowsticks—that never lose their glow.
• Contents: Green slime (common)
• Bottle type: Bottom heavy (uncommon)
• Tail: Unique - Tentacle (Rare)
• Other traits: Extra eyes (Mutation)
Erlen typically wears a simple white, hip-length labcoat, and custom goggles matching the peculiar layout of his unique eyes, usually pushed up on top of his head.