Elemental, Fire Kin, Salamander, Lesser [1632]

Climat/Terrain	Plane of Fire
Organisation	Pack
Fréquence	Peu commun
Diète	Omnivore
Cycle d'activité	Any
Intelligence	8-10 - Intelligence moyenne (humain)
Trésor	K, M
Alignement	Neutre Mauvais
Nombres	3-18
Classe d'armure	8
Mouvement	Au sol : 12'' Vol : - Classe de vol : Nage : Enfouissement : Web :
Dés de vie	2+2
Thac0	19
Nbre d'attaques	1
Dommage / attaques	By weapon
Attaques spéciales	+2 heat dmg
Défenses spéciales	See below
Résistance à la magie	Nil
Taille	M - man-size ( 4+' to 7' ) (6’ long)
Morale	8-10 - Moyen
Valeur en XP	175 xp

Commentaires : Most folks have heard of salamanders – the creatures appear more frequently than a body’d think, even off the Elemental Plane of Fire – but few really know the dark of them. See, the creatures’ve got a fairly complex life cycle. They start their existence in a larval stage, during which time they’re called fire snakes. The name was bestowed by some prime long ago, and unfortunately, it stuck. Some fire snakes eventually mature into what’re called lesser salamanders, while others remain as they are until they die. No one knows why this occurs. Lesser salamanders aren’t spotted often by most bashers, as they rarely leave their home plane. However, experienced planewalkers know that Fire’s thick with the monsters. Some, but not all, grow and develop into normal salamanders. Only one in a hundred thousand of these creatures has the potential to develop further. These special bloods, if they manage to survive for at least a thousand years, become salamander nobles. This name derives not only from their societal position as leaders, but also from their personal power – nobles’re mighty foes in combat. Note: This entry describes only lesser salamanders and nobles. For more information on fire snakes and normal salamanders, refer to the Elemental, Fire Kin entry. Lesser salamanders, sometimes called flamebrothers, are fairly bestial in nature, possessing only the civilization imposed upon them by their more sophisticated superiors.

Combat : Lesser salamanders use iron weapons in combat. Many wield spears, but others brandish swords, axes, daggers, or maces, all forged entirely of red-hot iron. The body heat of a flamebrother inflicts an additional 2 points of damage upon those struck by its weapon. Lesser salamanders are immune to fire-based attacks, and sleep, hold, and charm spells. Cold-based attacks inflict 1 additional point of damage per damage die.

Habitat / Société : These creatures of fire and heat dwell in flame-filled caverns on their home plane. They’re usually encountered in huge numbers, often led by a normal salamander. Powerful creatures of the plane of Fire, such as efreet or intelligent elementals, sometimes put lesser salamanders to work as personal guards or soldiers in their armies. Vast nations of flamebrothers may be ruled by many normal salamanders, with a single salamander noble sitting above them all.

Ecologie : In the hierarchy of the plane of Fire, lesser salamanders find themselves somewhere near the very bottom. They’re the front-line skirmishers – in other words, the fodder – in the armies of the plane. Many spend their days tending the deep pits of flame where the larval salamanders (fire snakes) grow to maturity.