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{{Creature
| image       = 
| name        = Fire mephit
| type        = Outsider
| subtype     = fire
| challenge   = 3
| environment = [[Plane of Fire]]
| alignment   = {{Alignment grid/N}}
| source      = [[Bestiary]]
| page        = 202
}}

'''Fire mephits''' are creatures native to the [[Plane of Fire]], where they live in a complex, theocratic society ruled by the powerful [[Matriarch of Holy Sublimation]].<ref name="CS-179">{{Cite book/Campaign Setting|179}}</ref>

== Appearance ==
Like other [[mephit]]s, fire mephits are short, bipedal creatures with small horns and [[bat|bat-like]] wings. They are known for their mischievousness and love of vengeance, and are easy to anger. Fire mephits are red in colour and glow with flames.<ref name="B-202">{{Cite book/Bestiary (1E)|202-203}}</ref>

== Habitat and ecology ==
Like every other native of the Plane of Fire, fire mephits are invulnerable to heat and flame, an ability without which they would be unable to survive. Because it is so foreign to their nature, however, they are overly susceptible to cold. As long as they are in active contact with flame or intense heat, they are also able to heal wounds at a tremendous rate. 

When threatened by outsiders, they can release a cloud of super-heated flame. This ability is nearly useless on their native plane, but serves them well when [[conjuration|summoned]] to the [[Material Plane]]. Mephits are also able to draw on their naturally [[magic]]al natures. They have the ability to summon others of their kind, create rays of scorching flame, and heat nearby metal to a white-hot glow.<ref name="B-202" />

== Society ==
Unlike other kinds of mephits, fire mephits have a highly developed society.<ref name="PoP-33">{{Cite book/Planes of Power|33}}</ref> On their native Plane of Fire, fire mephits live in a strict matriarchal society ruled by the decadent Matriarch of Holy Sublimation [[Dirimalia VI]]. Although they are less hostile and more easily approachable than the xenophobic [[efreeti|efreet]], their complex taboos and social mores can be tricky for outsiders to navigate. The mephits are also known for being advanced experimental [[alchemist]]s.<ref name="GB-20">{{Cite book/The Great Beyond|20}}</ref>

Fire mephits conquered [[Emberkeep]], a stronghold of the native [[dwarf|dwarf-like]] beings known as the [[azer]] in ancient times, and are still served by them.<ref name="PoP-33"/><ref name="GB-20" /> Mephits have a long-standing dispute over territory with efreet, which often escalates into all-out warfare. To bolster their cause, the mephits have a semi-secret alliance with one of their enemy's worst opponents, the [[shaitan]]s of the [[Plane of Earth]].<ref name="CS-179" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Mephit]]
[[Category:Extraplanar environment creatures/Plane of Fire]]
[[Category:Outsiders]]
[[Category:CR 3 creatures]]
[[Category:Neutral creatures]]
[[Category:Fire subtype creatures]]