Say, just to make things quicker, could my Summoned Bloodfire Ooze just be small enough to fit in a bottle, and merely grant the "Empower Fire" ability? Same price, just, it'd then simply be carried equipment, rather than a large creature that goes around attacking enemies for me. As it is, when combat breaks out I'll have five people to roll actions for (even if several of those will tend to choose "Hide and tell mistress how wonderful she is!").