[Thermal Lake]

Kothar brings the axe down on the salamander's neck.

Again.

And again.

And again!

Each strike creates a retaliatory spray of caustic blood.

But then, at long last, something gives way within the monster and its head splashes into the shallow water.

That isn't the end, however.

Its body begins thrashing violently, spraying poison and acid everywhere! What an awful beast this creature was. Eventually, though, its death throes will end and it will fall still, rapidly rotting away into nothing and leaving a single toxic claw behind. The curved digest still sizzles with acid and a bit of bone at the base is about the right size for a hilt. Though it is questionable whether Kothar would want to wield such a savage weapon.