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“Furthermore, don’t you believe that nonsense about
rare metals, already refined, found in the remains of a
cinderslag. That’s so much old smelters’ tales! You go seeking
a cinderslag, and ye’ll get yourself murdered and set on fire,
and if ye’re very lucky, t’will happen in that order!”
– Master Smith Drunneq Bronzegrip, fed
up over smoke-brained tavern tales

Cinderslag Elemental

Large elemental, chaotic evil
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 102 (12d10 + 36)
Speed 20 ft., burrow 40 ft.
Str dex con int wiS cha
15 (+2) 12 (+1) 20 (+5) 1 (-5) 10 (+0) 3 (-4)
Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from
nonmagical attacks
Damage Immunities fire, poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, grappled, paralyzed,
petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained, unconscious
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages —
Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)

Molten Form. The elemental can move through a space as
narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. A creature that
touches the elemental or hits it with a melee attack while within
5 feet of it takes 5 (1d10) fire damage. In addition, the elemental
can enter a hostile creature’s space and stop there. The first time
it enters a creature’s space on a turn, that creature takes 5 (1d10)
fire damage and must make a DC 14 Strength saving throw,
becoming restrained on a failure. When the begins its turn while
restrained in this way, it takes 5 (1d10) fire damage.
Water Susceptibility. For every 5 feet that elemental moves
in water, or for every gallon of water splashed on it, it takes 1
cinderslag elemental cold damage.

Actions
Cinderslag elementals are pure manifestations of the Multiattack. The elemental makes two slam attacks.
hatred and furor of the deceased Cinder King, Thordak.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Even in death, Thordak’s fires manage to ravage Emon,
Hit: 13 (3d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage plus 5 (1d10) fire damage.
as places scorched by his corrupting flames are trans- If the target is a creature or a flammable object, it ignites. Until
formed into vitriolic pits of slag and ash, spawning these a creature takes an action to douse the fire, the target takes 5
mindless engines of destruction. Most notably, Thordak’s (1d10) fire damage at the start of each of its turns.
Crater in Emon’s Cloudtop District is a spawning pit of
Molten Gaze. Ranged Spell Attack: +8 to hit, range 30 ft., one
cinderslag elementals, though they cannot—or at least, target. Hit: 21 (6d6) fire damage and the target must makze a
do not—leave the crater. Beyond Thordak’s Crater, the DC 14 Constitution saving throw. On a failure, one nonmagical
Scar of the Cinder King is a breeding ground for more of item the target is carrying instantly melts or burns to cinders.
these mindless elementals, as are the ruins of Serpent’s
Head in the Cliffkeep Mountains, and the Ashen Gorge
in the Stormcrest Mountains.
the clasp
A cinderslag’s molten gaze is a weapon of incredible
power, capable of melting steel and stone with a single
glance. If an elemental’s gaze were focused on buildings
For all its notoriety, the Clasp is largely a business empire
over the course of a few hours, or if several elementals
run by smaller pocket families of “spirelings” who oversee
worked in unison, entire cities could be leveled in a tide
local illegal business and contracted work. Some Clasp are
of molten stone. Fortunately for the people of Emon,
merely messengers, or thrive on intimidation. If conflict
Thordak’s elemental spawn are mindless and incapable of
arises, and the problem can’t be quelled, then the heavy
unified action—but what if someone were able to bend
hitters/assassins are brought in to “clean up the mess.”
them to their will?
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