Amulet of the Hen

Amulet of the Cotton Hen Wondrous item, uncommon

This small, carved wooden egg pendant is strung on a cord woven from cotton fibers. It hums faintly with clucking sounds when shaken.

To use this amulet, you must have the Folk Hero background (or a similar rustic, community-oriented origin approved by the DM, such as a farmer or village protector). While holding or wearing this amulet, you gain the following benefits:

• You can cast the find familiar spell once per long rest without expending a spell slot or providing material components (the amulet supplies them).
• The familiar is always a chicken (90% of the time) or an aggressive rooster (10% of the time). Roll a d20 when summoning: on a 1 or 2, it’s a rooster; otherwise, it’s a chicken.
• When you cast the spell, your existing chicken companion (Cluckers) is automatically summoned as the familiar if it is within 30 feet (using the appropriate form). Otherwise, a new one appears.

Chicken Familiar Stats (reskinned raven – CR 0)

• Tiny beast, neutral good
• AC 11
• HP 1 (1d4 – 1)
• Speed 30 ft., fly 10 ft. (clumsy, short bursts only)
• STR 2 (–4), DEX 12 (+1), CON 8 (–1), INT 2 (–4), WIS 10 (+0), CHA 4 (–3)
• Skills Perception +2
• Senses passive Perception 12
• Familiar Traits: You can see through its eyes and hear through its ears (up to 1 mile), telepathic link, can deliver touch spells, and can be dismissed or resummoned.
• Alarm Cluck (reaction, 1/long rest): The chicken lets out an ear-piercing squawk when it perceives a hidden creature or danger within 30 ft., granting allies advantage on the next initiative roll or Perception check to locate the threat.