The Brass Bottles of Solomon

God gave King Solomon dominion over the Jinn and the wild spirits. Solomon used this power to tame them, imprisoning many demons and rebellious jinn within brass bottles, each stopped with lead and imprinted with Solomon's seal. Defeating the 'afarit of the City of Brass in a great war, Solomon imprisoned them in bottles and then cast the bottles into the sea. Over the ages, fishers along the African Mediterranean coast occasionally catch the bottles in their nets. The released 'afrit usually creates a magnificent show of light and smoke, crying repentance and begging for release. The spectator is usually awed, grants the request, and the 'afrit fades away. The bottle is closed, forgotten about, and tossed back into the sea.

This is exactly what the 'afarit want people to do. The magic of Solomon, which binds them to the bottle, cannot be broken so easily, but as long as the bottle is sealed the 'afarit dwell in the