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The Elemental Plane of Fire was one of four Elemental Planes and two Energy Planes that cosmologists believed were the source of the fundamental building blocks of all matter and energy in existence. Travel to the plane was usually accomplished by a temporary gate created by a spell, by an elemental vortex occasionally found in a lava pool or active volcano, or by astral projection. It was a uniquely beautiful place made up of flames of every color, but it was also extremely hazardous to the unprotected or unwary. Temperatures high enough to melt stone and a toxic atmosphere were just the first of many dangers a visitor had to face.

A surprising number of creatures lived and thrived on this plane. Fire elementals, salamanders, the azer, efreets, fire giants, brass and gold dragons, to name just a few. Of these, the efreet were the most open to outside contact in the form of trade. Their fabled City of Brass floated on and above the continuous conflagration in a brass bowl 40 miles (64 kilometers) across and was one of few refuges from the destructive heat.

The Elemental Plane of Fire was the home of Kossuth the Fire Tyrant, Lord of Flames. His cult had widespread reach in Faerûn with many followers, primarily centered in the land of Thay. During the Spellplague, the Elemental Plane of Fire and the other Elemental and Energy Planes collapsed into the Elemental Chaos, but Kossuth, the City of Brass, and most of the inhabitants rode out the cataclysm and adjusted to the new environment.

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Dungeon magazine 75 was the 75th issue of Dungeon magazine. It was released in July 1999.

It contains the Realms adventure "Into the Nest of Vipers", by Matthew G. Adkins, with artwork by Fred Rawles and cartography by Craig Zipse.

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A Priest of Talona has concocted the deadliest poison, and this Assassin's Guild is willing to kill for it.

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This adventure is set in the Vast in 1369 DR, using 2nd edition rules. Calispar Delgorth, a priest of Talona, works with the Vipers bandit gang from their hideout in the Brynwood to test a magic-resistant poison on the people of the hamlet of Sevenecho. Adventurers are asked by High Priest Randolph dul Umast of the local temple of Tymora, The Lady's Favor, to brave the Brynwood and seek a cure for the poison.

Did you know...

• ...that King Lamoth of Chessagol in the 7th century DR was famous for his enormous family and for trying to marry them off to other royal lines?
• ...that Drone Wyvernspur was the elderly archmage of the Wyvernspur noble house of Cormyr?
• ...that the Smoke Wyrm was a tavern in Ravens Bluff run by Tharzon Brewhammer?
• ...that Sable was a black falcon belonging to Keren Donnell who delivered a message to Robyn Moonsinger?

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Elminster Aumar, the Sage of Shadowdale.