CR 5 – Elemental – Fire Warden
Tier 2 play
**Fire Warden**
Medium Elemental, Neutral
Core Stats: Armor Class (AC) 15, Hit Points (HP) 85, Speed 30 ft.
Ability Scores:
Strength 14 (+2),
Dexterity 16 (+3),
Constitution 14 (+2),
Intelligence 6 (-2),
Wisdom 12 (+1),
Charisma 1 (-5)
Proficiencies: Saving Throws: Dexterity +6, Constitution +5; Skills: Perception +4
Damage Resistances: Fire, Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks
Damage Immunities: Poison, Psychic
Condition Immunities: Charmed, Frightened, Paralyzed, Stunned
Senses: Darkvision 60 ft., Tremorsense 30 ft., Passive Perception 14
Languages: Ignan, understands Common but cannot speak
Challenge Rating (CR): 5
**Special Abilities:**
– **Flame Shield:** When a creature within 5 feet of the Fire Warden hits it with a melee attack, the attacker takes 3 (1d6) fire damage.
– **Inferno Aura (Recharge 5-6):** The Fire Warden emits an aura of fire in a 15-foot radius. Creatures that start their turn in the aura take 10 (3d6) fire damage.
**Actions:**
– **Multiattack:** The Fire Warden makes two attacks with its Flame Lash.
– **Flame Lash:** Melee Spell Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 15 (3d8) fire damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or be ignited, taking 5 (1d10) fire damage at the start of its next turn.
– **Firestorm (Recharge 4-6):** The Fire Warden summons a storm of fire in a 20-foot radius centered on itself. Each creature in that area must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw, taking 28 (8d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
**Description:** The Fire Warden is a sentient elemental created from the ashes of ancient wildfires, tasked with guarding the remnants of burnt lands. With a fiery form that flickers and dances, it embodies the wrath and rejuvenation of fire. The Warden employs ambush tactics, utilizing its Inferno Aura to deter close combat while unleashing devastating Flame Lash attacks. Driven by a fierce dedication to its territory, the Fire Warden is known to be both vengeful and protective, ensuring that no one disrupts the delicate balance of the scorched earth it calls home.