Cinderslag elemental

Official art of a cinderslag elemental, by Svetoslav Petrov from *Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting*, p. 130.

## Sociocultural Information

### **Locations**

Tal'Dorei* Thordak's Crater
* Ashen Gorge
* Serpent's Head

### **Language**

None

“
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!
”

–
Drunneq Bronzegrip
[!h]

**Cinderslag elementals** or **cinderslags** are elemental creatures that spawn from various locations across Tal'Dorei scorched and corrupted by the ancient red dragon Thordak.

## **Description**

Cinderslags are the elemental spawn of the hatred and fury of Thordak. They burn everything flammable they come into contact with, and possess a natural resistance to standard, non-magical kinetic damage and immunity to fire and poison damage, although they are susceptible to water. Cinderslags also possess a Darkvision and a burrowing speed.

Their best weapon is their molten gaze, of which a single glance is capable of melting steel, stone, and even buildings and entire cities if one or more cinderslags worked together. However, because cinderslags are little more than mindless creatures of destruction, they are incapable of such unification by themselves.

Rumors of refined rare metals found in the remains of cinderslag elementals circulated in taverns in Tal'Dorei, but Master Smith Drunneq Bronzegrip dismissed these rumors and warned that anyone who sought out a cinderslag would be set ablaze and die.

### **Spawning pits**

Cinderslag elementals spawn from locations in Exandria that were devastated by Thordak during his reign, where these locations are transformed into pits of slag and ash that serve as spawning points for cinderslags. Several spawing pits exist in Tal'Dorei. The most notable is Thordak's Crater in the Cloudtop District of Emon. These cinderslags rise to life to attack anyone who enters the crater, but are unable to exit the crater without collapsing into slurry. Beyond the crater, the Scar of the Cinder King around Emon is a breeding ground for the elementals.

Another spawning pit is located in the Cliffkeep Mountains, where cinderslags roam the ruins of the village of Serpent's Head following Thordak's attack. A fourth is located in the Ashen Gorge in the Stormcrest Mountains.

## **History**

Ten cinderslag elementals, organized by some planar being, were involved in a coordinated attack on Ashari firetamers at Thordak's Crater in late 842 PD; out of seven individuals, only Reyan Lister and Jhessho survived.

## **Behind the scenes**

Cinderslag elementals are a homebrew creature introduced in the sourcebook *Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting* in "Chapter 4: Allies and Adversaries". They have a Challenge Rating of 5.

## **References**

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting*, p. 130.
2. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting*, p. 93.
3. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting*, p. 70.
4. ↑ See "The Oh No Plateau" (E1x02) at 2:04:17.

**Art:**

1. ↑ Official art of a cinderslag elemental, by Svetoslav Petrov from *Critical Role: Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting*, p. 130. This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.