FREQUENCY: Very rare
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Dungeon Level VII])
FREQUENCY: Common ([Ethereal Plane])

NO. APPEARING: I
ARMOR CLASS: 2
MOVE: 6"
HIT DICE: 8, 12, or 16
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 ~ 12 (HD 8) | 9 (HD 12) | 7 (HD 16)
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 4-32
SPECIAL ATTACKS: See below
SPECIAL DEFENSES: +2 or better weapon to hit
INTELLIGENCE: Low
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: VII | 2850 + 15

SAVES, 8 HD: 10.11.12.12.13
SAVES, 12 HD: 7.8.9.8.10
SAVES, 16 HD: 4.5.6.4.7

These powerful creatures travel rather slowly, and in order to cross water
they must travel through the ground and go under the bed of the body of
water (possibly a long trip). They score full damage against any creature
which rests on the earth, -2 on each die of damage against other
opponents (flying, levitating, etc.). Against constructions built on stone or
earth they act as a super battering ram, causing 2-8 points of structural
damage (a typical cottage having about 7 structural points). They can be
summoned from earth or stone.

On the elemental plane of earth there exists a boss rumored to be of astounding size.

(see also Xorn)

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At that time elementals were rubbery dime store critters about 65 mm scale, each vaguely reminiscent of the element it represented, the fire figure a red and orange, the water one shades of blue,
Can't recall the color of the air one, but it was whirrled I think.
The earth elemental figurine was sort of man-like and lumpy perhaps.
Memory begins to fail me after some 35 years.

Cheers,
Gary