Fire Elemental

is a hostile elemental creature. These can also be summoned by learning the Summon Fire Elemental skill.
 * basic attacks are physical damage attacks, and are not magical damage attacks. Fire Resistance has no effect on these attacks.
 * Higher level s do cast fire magic spells on you, that are magical damage.

Lore
Elementals are powerful beings that mages can summon to fight for them. Summoned Elementals are surrounded by magical bindings that keep them under the thrall of the summoning mage whereas wild elementals are free of these constraints.