The Fire Bears look even more awesome than I imagined, way back when I read these chapters in the novel.
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Vasqueztion Yeah, with all the game elements in this world, it's probably a combination of high hp, and health regen, offsetting the hp drain from suffocation. Plus , i think the king's sword had a fire enchant, so it might be doing something to resist the secondary effects of having a fire in confined spaces, smoke inhalation, or low oxygen, or some other magic nonsense....