Salamanders are fireproof, right? Some property of their oily skin makes them immune to the scalding licks of flames. Heck, there is even a species called the Fire Salamander. Well...not quite. The myth of fireproof salamanders has existed since antiquity, and seems to have come from Salamander's penchant for decaying logs. Toss the logs on a fire, light it up, and the fleeing salamander appears to have been born of the flames. For this reason, salamanders are now abound throughout architecture, lore, and heraldry, usually engulfed in flames. But, as neat as a fireproof salamander would be, keeping one in a fire will most definitely kill it.
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