Elementals

Elementals were the purest living forms of the four basic elements—air, earth, fire, and water—as well as several other, less common elements. They were intelligent, self-aware entities that were made up of the matter of their home plane. They could be summoned to any plane of existence, except the plane of concordance to their element. For example, summoning a fire elemental to the Elemental Plane of Water took more magical power than mortals could conceivably wield. Elementals were considered intelligent, yet they saw service typically as bound servants or guardians.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Para-elementals were from the paraelemental planes, where the borders of the elemental planes intersected. ◾ Ice para-elemental ◾ Magma para-elemental ◾ Ooze para-elemental ◾ Smoke para-elemental

Earth elementals

Earth elementals were extremely strong elementals who rarely left their home plane. Although they rarely spoke, when they did speak they used the Terran language. Earth elementals were often servants of the gnome and dwarf gods: Baervan Wildwanderer, Berronar Truesilver, Callarduran Smoothhands, Clangeddin Silverbeard, Deep Duerra, Dumathoin, Flandal Steelskin, Laduguer, and Segojan Earthcaller. Geb, Grumbar, Rillifane Rallathil, and Sheela Peryroyl also used earth elementals as divine servants.

Fire elementals

Fire elementals were elementals formed from the element of fire. They were often the divine servants of gods such as Dumathoin, Flandal Steelskin, Gaerdal Ironhand, Gorm Gulthyn, or Kossuth. They were fast and agile creatures whose touch could set objects aflame. Owing to their fiery nature, they were unable to enter water. They were capable of speaking Ignan although they rarely spoke. Fire elementals usually chose to burn opponents with their touch. They attacked ferociously, enjoying burning things in the material plane to cinders.

Water elementals

Water elementals were elemental creatures of water who were unable to move more than 180 feet (55 meters) from the body of water from which they were conjured. They spoke Aquan although they rarely chose to speak. Water elementals were often divine servants of Deep Sashelas, Istishia, and Auril. Water elementals preferred to fight in bodies of water. They were capable of capsizing small boats and could impede the progress of larger craft.

Air elemental

An air elemental was a being made up of wind and living air. It appeared as a cyclone of air that moved in any direction, even against the wind when enraged. Air elementals were always flying, an expression of freedom that they enjoyed to its fullest. They attacked targets from the air, detesting touching the ground even for the slightest moment.

Genetic Ancestor(s)