Lava Keeper

**AC:** 18 **HP:** 276 **Speed:** [object Object] **STR:** 24 **DEX:** 10 **CON:** 21 **INT:** 10 **WIS:** 18 **CHA:** 12 A rivulet of lava streams from a cavity between the shoulders of this four-armed, volcanic creature._ **Volcanic Guardians.** Lava keepers are elementals from the borderlands between the Elemental Planes of Earth and Fire. They sometimes emerge onto the Material Plane through spontaneous elemental vortices in the hearts of volcanoes. Once on the Material Plane, they find themselves trapped. Instead of running rampant, they act as guardians for the region from which they emerged in the hopes that one day they can return home. **Noble Elementals.** Lava keepers are the natural enemies of salamanders and other chaotic elementals. They feel a mixture of shame and pity toward their corrupted brethren, the Open Game License