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fireborn

Fireborn is a term used in fantasy and speculative fiction to describe beings connected to fire, either inherently born of flames or granted flame-related abilities. In many settings they are depicted as humanoid or semi-animal, with traits such as immunity or high resistance to heat, and the capacity to generate or control fire.

Origins and varieties vary across works. Fireborn may be described as a lineage formed by magical birth

Abilities and physiology often include heat tolerance or immunity, a tendency to glow or smolder, and powers

Culture and society in fiction range from nomadic clans around furnaces and volcanoes to urban orders of

In fiction and media, the term is used as a playable race, a magical lineage, or a

See also: Fire elementals; pyrokinesis; salamanders (mythology).

during
volcanic
activity,
the
result
of
ritual
enchantments,
or
beings
that
inherit
elemental
bonds
from
ancestral
fire.
Some
portray
them
as
beneficiaries
of
a
sun
deity,
victims
of
a
curse,
or
emissaries
of
flame;
the
common
thread
is
a
link
to
fire.
such
as
pyrokinesis,
flame
projection,
or
the
creation
of
heat-based
barriers.
Some
fireborn
experience
enhanced
metabolism
and
stamina,
while
being
vulnerable
to
water,
ice,
or
damp
environments.
They
may
age
differently,
with
varying
lifespans
or
accelerated
aging
under
extreme
flame
exposure.
flame-keepers
who
regulate
magic.
Rites
frequently
center
on
fire
as
a
life
cycle
or
purification
process,
and
leaders
may
be
chosen
by
demonstrations
of
flame
control
or
mastery.
symbolic
archetype
representing
passion,
destruction,
or
renewal.
Narratives
often
explore
the
responsibility
that
comes
with
wielding
flame
and
the
social
implications
of
being
intrinsically
tied
to
fire.