Heat Swarm

A hellish-red swirling mass of dancing flames advances toward you.
 

Heat Swarm (CR 7)

Diminutive Outsider (Elemental, Extraplanar, Fire, Swarm)
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Initiative: +10
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet; Perception +15
Aura: fiery aura (20 feet, DC 16 Fort, 1d6 fire)
  Speed: 30 feet, Fly 60 feet (average)
Space: 10 feet
 

Defense

Armor Class: 21, touch 21, flat-footed 14 (+6 Dex, +1 dodge, +4 size, +0 natural)
Hit Points: 67 (9d10+18)
Saving Throws: Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +6
Damage Reduction: 10/-
Immunity: fire, weapon damage, construct traits, elemental traits, swarm traits
Weaknesses: swarm traits, vulnerability to cold
 

Offense

Melee: swarm (2d6 plus 2d6 fire and burn)
Reach: 0 feet
  Special Attacks: Burn (2d6, DC 16), Distraction (DC 16)
 

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
1 (-5)	24 (+7)	14 (+2)	6 (-2)	10 (+0)	6 (-2)

Base Attack Bonus: +9
CMB -
CMD -
  Feats: Dodge, Great Fortitude, Improved Initiative, Skill Focus (Perception), Weapon Finesse
  Skills: Fly +12, Knowledge (planes) +10, Perception +15, Sense Motive +12, Stealth +18, Survival +12
  Languages:
 

Special Abilities

Fiery Aura (Ex)

Anyone within 20 feet of a heat swarm must succeed on a DC 16 Fortitude save or take 1d6 points of heat damage per round from the intense heat. The save DC is Constitution-based.
 

Ecology

Environment: Any, Great Conflagration
Organization: solitary, mass (2-4 swarms), or holocaust (7-12 swarms)
Treasure: none

  A heat swarm is a mass of flying, aggressive, foul-tempered elementals from the Para-Plane of Heat. A single heat elemental that makes up a heat swarm resembles a thumb-sized ball of fire with vaguely discernable facial features.
  Heat swarms are highly territorial and attack any creatures (other than their own kind) entering their domain. Several swarms often work together to drive away a common foe.
  When encountered on the Material Plane (which is a very rare occurrence indeed), a heat swarm is most often found in a highly unbearable (by human standards) climate such as an active volcano.
  A heat swarm attacks by moving on top of and engulfing its foe.
  Copyright Notice Author Scott Greene.