i have one other idea. the panicking, burning lion sure looks like it would be in pain, what with the.. fire on the skin, and all. a cool look, but i don't understand why it seems to behave in battle just like a normal lion. you can rest and it won't charge you, even though it's just.. standing there.. burning?

i think it would be cool if the burning lion lost a bit of HP every turn. it could have higher stats (due to adrenaline) to counter this (like the ability "Guts" in pokemon, which raises attack when suffering burn or poison damage). and/or the burning lion could show its panic a little more in its fighting style-- perhaps by charging you if you try to spend a turn resting, like apollyon and a lot of the larger animals do. more variation = more fun. do you agree?