# Elemental Steward, Emberling >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] *Flame wreathes the coal-black skin of this little humanoid-shaped elemental. Its eyes burn with a whiter flame, cycling between ferocity and serenity* <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Emberling</div> <div class="CR">CR 2 (600 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Complete Psionic pg. 130</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> N Small Outsider (elemental, fire, psionic) **Init** +6 **Senses** darkvision 60 ft.; **Perception** +6 #### defense **AC** 16, 13 touch, 14 flat-footed (+2 Dex, +3 natural, +1 size) **hp** 17 (3d10) **Fort** +3, **Refl** +5, **Will** +3 **Feint** 16, **Demoralize** 13 **Immune** elemental traits, fire **Weakness** vulnerable to cold #### offense **Speed** 30 ft. **Melee** slam +6 (1d4 plus burn) **Space** 5 ft., **Reach** 5 ft. **Special Attacks** burn (DC 11, 1d4) **Psi-Like Abilities** (ML 2nd; Concentration +3) > 2/day — _energy ray_ (fire, 2d6+2), _matter agitation_, _psionic daze_ (DC 12) #### statistics **Str** 10, **Dex** 15, **Con** 10, **Int** 12, **Wis** 11, **Cha** 12 **BAB** +3, **CMB** +2, **CMD** 14, **TA** +4, **RTA** +6 **Skills** Bluff +7, Climb +6, Escape Artist +8, Intimidate +7, Perception +6, Sense Motive +6, Spellcraft +7 **Feats** [[Combat Manifestation]], [[Improved Initiative]]^B, [[Improved Natural Attack]]^B, [[Iron Will]], [[Weapon Finesse]]^B **Languages** Ignan #### ecology **Terrain** Elemental Plane of Fire **Organization** **Treasure** Standard (jewelry) **Advancement** Emberlings inhabit the Elemental Plane of Fire, where they enjoy steady contemplation of the infinite variation in the shape, color, opacity, and temperature of flames. Quick to anger but just as quick to forgive, these mercurial elementals delight in physical contests and combat as well as philosophical debate. Emberlings dwell together in small communities. They get along well with most other elementals with the fire subtype. Emberlings thrive and take sustenance from heat, receiving a day's nourishment by standing for 10 minutes within a fire at least as hot as a torch. An emberling is about 3–1/2 feet tall and weighs from 30 to 35 pounds. Elemental stewards devote themselves to lives of servitude, competing with one another to be called to service in the hope that one day a psionic character might call them to serve permanently as an elemental envoy. The four varieties of elemental steward are arctine (cold), emberling (fire), geodite (sonic), and rempestan (electricity). Creatures of each variety acknowledge the others only nominally, believing themselves to be the exemplars of living energy. It is unclear how the link was forged between psionic creatures and elemental stewards, though the energy types used by psychokinetic powers might have something to do with the connection. In fact, sagacious psionic characters believe that elemental stewards are merely the product of psionic intent. Elemental stewards are sometimes called to serve a psion on the Material Plane. At other times they serve as elemental envoys for an extended period of time ### Combat An emberling moves quickly through combat, lighting opponents on fire with its slam attack as a consequence of its fiery nature. Against tougher opponents, an emberling first uses its energy ray (fire) before closing for melee. If an opponent seems particularly resistant to its fire-based attacks, an emberling falls back on its psionic daze psi-like ability and seeks further assistance from allies. The victim of an emberlings psionic daze spends the time contemplating flames that seem to dance before its eyes.