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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sejs" data-source="post: 3214535" data-attributes="member: 4910">In a way, absolutely.  From a logic standpoint it makes perfect sense that they just uncontrolably light everything around them on fire because they're the elemental personification of making things burn.But from a logistics standpoint, not being able to turn off that faucet would make it such that nobody in their right mind (who was not themselves immune to fire and owned only fireproof possessions) would ever summon one.  Except for possibly in a place where you -want- it burnt to the ground, and don't care about what was inside.Light Fuse and Get Away.It's sort of like holding a sword.  You can hold a sword, even a very sharp one, by the blade and not get all sliced up as long as you pay attention.  If you want it to cut, it cuts, if you hold it by the blade and are mindless, you get cut.  Same idea with the fire elemental.  Normally the fire elemental burns.  If it wants to burn something, it burns, if it isn't really careful, it burns, but if it is careful and pays attention, it can restrain itself from just passivly lighting everyone and everything on fire.  Another analogy could be a big cat - it can bite the hell out of things and tear flesh with its teeth, but if it's careful it can carry its kittens around.</blockquote>