firehealer

Firehealer is a term used in fantasy literature, tabletop role-playing games, and video games to describe a healer who channels fire-based energy to mend injuries, ease pain, and purge toxins. The concept blends pyromancy with restorative magic, making flame an instrument of healing rather than solely destruction.

Practitioners typically wield a flame-aligned discipline that enables direct healing through ember energy, warmth that eases suffering, and purification that cleanses infections or toxins. Typical abilities include direct health restoration, cleansing rites, protective fire wards, and, in some settings, revival. The use of fire is performed with precision and discipline to avoid collateral damage, and many firehealers must carefully manage heat, stamina, and flame purity.

Training often occurs in sacred orders, temple schools, or guilds dedicated to balancing flame and life. Ethical codes emphasize temperance, responsibility for the harm fire can cause, and consent when healing through flames. Equipment may include a brazier or fire-infused staff, heat-resistant robes, and salves or charms that synchronize with the ember magic.

In fiction, firehealers are typically depicted as frontline healers who can stabilize allies in the heat of battle, though their flames may be less efficient for raw stamina restoration than other healing traditions. They may face drawbacks such as vulnerability to cold or damp conditions, the risk of unintended burns to allies, and high energy costs.

See also: pyromancer, healer, pyromancy, restoration magic.