ELEMENTAL FAMILIARS

Transmutation
Level: Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S, M, XP
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Range: Touch
Target: Living creature touched
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fortitude negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)

In order to cast this spell, you must have a familiar. When you cast the spell, the target creature becomes a Tiny air, earth, fire, or water elemental, as detailed below. You choose what type of elemental the creature becomes. The creature retains its basic shape, but it is in every way an elemental, not an element creature (as described in Manual of the Planes).

You lose any special ability the familiar previously granted to you (such as the +2 bonus to Move Silently checks bestowed by a cat familiar). However, you gain a replacement special ability, depending on the type of elemental your familiar becomes:

Air -- Master gains a +2 bonus to Initiative checks (stacks with Improved Initiative).

Earth -- Master gains +1 natural armor.

Fire -- Master gains a +3 resistance bonus to saving throws against fire attacks.

Water -- Master gains a +1 resistance bonus to Fortitude saving throws.

Only a limited wish, miracle, or wish or similar magic can restore a transmuted familiar to its original state. Otherwise, the familiar remains an elemental forevermore. You cannot cast this spell on another character's familiar. Most creatures consider the transformation harmless and beneficial, but if the creature decides to resist, a successful Fortitude save negates the spell.

Material Component: A small quantity of air, earth, fire, or water, depending on the elemental type the creature is to become.

XP Cost: 500 XP.

	Tiny Air Elemental	Tiny Fire Elemental
	Tiny Elemental (Air)	Tiny Elemental (Fire)
Hit Dice:	1d8 (4 hp)	1d8 (4 hp)
Initiative:	+6	+5
Speed:	Fly 100 ft. (perfect)	50 ft.
AC:	16 (+2 size, +2 Dex, +2 natural)	15 (+2 size, +1 Dex, +2 natural)
Attacks:	Slam +4 melee	Slam +3 melee
Damage:	Slam 1d3-1	Slam 1d3-1 and 1d3 fire
Face/Reach:	2 1/2 ft. by 2 1/2 ft./0 ft.	2 1/2 ft. by 2 1/2 ft./0 ft.
Special Attacks:	Whirlwind	Burn
Special Qualities:	Air mastery, elemental traits	Elemental traits, fire subtype
Saves:	Fort +0, Ref +4, Will +0	Fort +0, Ref +3, Will +0
Abilities:	Str 8, Dex 15, Con 10, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11	Str 8, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills:	Hide +10, Listen +4, Spot +4	Hide, +9, Listen +4, Spot +4
Feats:	Flyby Attack, Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse (slam)	Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse (slam)
Climate/Terrain:	Any land and underground	Any land and underground
Organization:	Solitary	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	1/2	1/2
Treasure:	None	None
Alignment:	Usually neutral	Usually neutral

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	Tiny Earth Elemental	Tiny Water Elemental
	Tiny Elemental (Earth)	Tiny Elemental (Water)
Hit Dice:	1d8+1 (5 hp)	1d8+1 (5 hp)
Initiative:	1	+0
Speed:	20 ft.	20 ft., swim 90 ft.
AC:	16 (+2 size, 1 Dex, +5 natural)	16 (+2 size, +4 natural)
Attacks:	Slam +4 melee	Slam +3 melee
Damage:	Slam 1d3+3	Slam 1d3+1
Face/Reach:	2 1/2 ft. by 2 1/2 ft./0 ft.	2 1/2 ft. by 2 1/2 ft./0 ft.
Special Attacks:	Push	Water mastery, drench, vortex
Special Qualities:	Earth mastery, elemental traits	Elemental traits
Saves:	Fort +3, Ref 1, Will +0	Fort +3, Ref +0, Will +0
Abilities:	Str 15, Dex 8, Con 13, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11	Str 12, Dex 10, Con 13, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills:	Hide +7, Listen +4, Spot +4	Hide +8, Listen +4, Spot +4
Feats:	Power Attack	Power Attack
Climate/Terrain:	Any land and underground	Any land and underground
Organization:	Solitary	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	1/2	1/2
Treasure:	None	None
Alignment:	Usually neutral	Usually neutral

A Tiny air elemental is 2 feet tall and weighs 1/4 pound. A Tiny earth elemental is 2 feet tall and weighs 20 pounds. A Tiny fire elemental is 2 feet tall and weighs 1/4 pound. A Tiny water elemental is 2 feet tall and weighs 8 pounds.

Elemental Traits: Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, and stunning; not subject to critical hits or flanking; darkvision 60 ft.; cannot be raised or resurrected (though a wish or miracle spell can restore life).

The special attacks of Tiny elementals conform to the information given for elementals of their subtype in the Monster Manual, except as specified. The save DC against the Tiny air elemental's whirlwind is 9, the damage is 1d3, and the whirlwind's height is 10 feet. The save DC against the Tiny fire elemental's burn is 10. The save DC against the Tiny water elemental's vortex is 11, the damage is 1d3, and the vortex's height is 10 feet.

ELEMENTAL FAMILIARS IN D&D

Summon Elemental
Level: 4
Range: 60'
Duration: 2 rounds+ 1 round/level
The druid summons a minor (staff) elemental to aid him. There must be a relatively large amount of the element present to conjure the elemental (i.e. a barrel or more of water, a campfire, etc.).

Unlike the Magic-User version of the spell, the elemental will aid the druid willingly. The druid must concentrate to maintain the spell (no other actions other than half movement). If the druid takes damage or otherwise breaks concentration, the elemental disappears.