Fyrenewt

Armor Class: 4 [15] (8 [11]) (m)
Hit Dice: 2+2
Attacks: Weapon (1d6+1)
Special: fire breath (1d6+1, save half; leaders 1d6+2), fire resistance/immunity, cold vulnerability, possible Cleric/Druid priests
Move: 9
HDE/XP: 3/60

Description

Usually found in arid regions of volcanic activity, a Fyrenewt is perhaps distantly related to wugs or lizard men. A fyrenewt has the general appearance of a man- sized humanoid amphibian of the salamander sort. Rather than slick or slimy, a fyrenewt's skin is rather rough and sandy in texture and has hues of crimson- tinted browns. Fyrenewts speak their own language.

The typical fyrenewt warrior wears chainmail armor and wields a metal weapon such as a sword or metal- shafted lance. In addition to a weapon attack, the fyrenewt can breathe forth a spray (cone-shaped) of fluid that instantly ignites upon contact with air. This breath weapon is usable no more than once every ten rounds, and causes 1d6+1 points of damage (or half if a saving throw succeeds) to any creatures within 10 feet in front of the fyrenewt.

A fyrenewt is immune to non-magical fire attacks, and even against magical fire it takes only half damage, and saves are made at +4. Conversely, cold-based attacks against a fyrenewt causes double damage and the fyrenewt has an additional -2 penalty on any appropriate saves.

Fyrenewts have stronger leaders that wear plate mail (AC 2 [17]) and have 4+4 hit dice (280 XP). This leader's breath weapon causes 1d6+2 points of damage. There may be even stronger chieftains or kings. About 1d4 fyrenewts may also be a priest with Clerical levels equivalent to one's HD. They prefer spells involving heat, flame, or fire. If the GM utilizes the optional Druid supplement, then the fyrenewt may choose fire-oriented spells from the Druid spell list. Even traditional spells are often cast in such a way as to include fire, smoke, heat or the like in ways that are cosmetic only. For instance, a Protection from Chaos (Law) (Chaos only) spell might appear to line the fyrenewt in a flame-like aura.

Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.