Salamander

: salamander
Difficulty	12
Attacks	Projectile as weapon, or melee weapon for 2d8, fire 1d6, bearhug 2d6, roasted 3d6 (scrolls, potions and spellbooks may be affected)

: salamander
Difficulty	12
Attacks	Projectile as weapon, or melee weapon for 2d8, fire 1d6, bearhug 2d6, roasted 3d6 (scrolls, potions and spellbooks may be affected)
Base level	8
Base experience	148
Speed	12
Base AC	-1
Base MR	0
Alignment	-9 (chaotic)
Frequency (by normal means)	Very rare, only in Gehennom
Genocidable	No
Weight	1500
Nutritional value	400
Size	medium
Resistances	Fire, sleep
Resistances conveyed	Fire

A salamander has the torso of a man atop the body of a great snake. It has a thick hide. It is poisonous if eaten.

For hundreds of years, many people believed that salamanders were magical. In England in the Middle Ages, people thought that fire created salamanders. When they set fire to damp logs, dozens of the slimy creatures scurried out. The word salamander, in fact, comes from a Greek word meaning "fire animal". Salamanders, by Cherie Winner

Winner, Cherie (March 1993). Salamanders. Minneapolis, MN 55401: Carolrhoda Books, 48.