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A fire collar would be possible for a short staged performance by a professional fire dancer.

(I understand the question is more focused on fantasy creatures than real life - but I do have some real life experience with fire close to my face that I think can answer your question on how this would work.)

So fire near heads as part of a stage show or performance is doable; here's an example of a fire bowler and a fire crown (made by Krisztian Gora - full disclosure I'm a reseller of these):

And here's someone using 3 hula hoops with fire on the end of spokes. Note how close the fire comes to her neck:

Here's what they look like not on fire (Full disclosure - I make and sell these):

I have used these hula hoops while on fire - you can bring the flame close to your body, even touch it, but you're wanting to keep the flame about 20-25cm away from your face if you're holding it there long term.

So, if you're happy to just keep wiggling your neck back and forth, you could just use a smaller diameter hula hoop. The spikes would need to be about 25cm long but that could work.

If you wanted to keep your neck stationary, you need something to stop the collar from settling - as the back would hit your hair on the back of your head and the front would ignite your chest. You'd probably want a large bulky collar as the weight of the fireheads soaked with fuel would cause them too droop over such a large distance.

If you're a seriously good fire performer, with a safety crew, and speciality low-temp fuel, you could do a short performance wearing a prop like this. To give an idea of the minimum dimensions I'm talking about here, this is a rough sketch of the minimum distance I'd be comfortable with a static performance peice:

Static fire pieces this close are different to normal fire dancing props - they can put out soot and different fumes than dynamic performances - you need to be careful with your fuel choice as many of low odor fuels are carcinogenic. I'd be looking at a cool speciality fuel called "Shellsol D60" for this, it's a combustible liquid (not "flammable", but "combustible". Like paper) that sold as an industrial solvent and burns quite cool. It's the only fuel we're allowed to use in fire dancing festivals in the Australian outback in summer.

You'd need to soak them in fuel and re-light them every 5 minutes however. That will kind of detract from the awesome spectacle of a fire collar if you're just sitting on a throne all day wearing it.

If you're wearing this - do not lean or bend over - fire burns up. You couldn't even scratch your nose. You'd need a quick release for the collar in case of an emergency as even a small stumble could be dangerous. A sneeze could take out your eyebrows.

Also - indoors only. Sudden wind change and you'll lose your eyebrows.

What's it useful for?

Intimidation and looking epic. It serves no practical purpose other than demanding respect.

A fire collar would be possible for a short staged performance by a professional fire dancer.

(I understand the question is more focused on fantasy creatures than real life - but I do have some real life experience with fire close to my face that I think can answer your question on how this would work.)

So fire near heads as part of a stage show or performance is doable; here's an example of a fire bowler and a fire crown (made by Krisztian Gora - full disclosure I'm a reseller of these):

And here's someone using 3 hula hoops with fire on the end of spokes. Note how close the fire comes to her neck:

Here's what they look like not on fire (Full disclosure - I make and sell these):

I have used these hula hoops while on fire - you can bring the flame close to your body, you can hold the hula hoop with your neck (this is how I learnt to do two flaming hoops if you couldn't leave a flaming hoop on the ground (and too uncoordinated to start two at once) - hold one with your neck while starting the other, then start the one you held with your neck), you can even briefly touch it, but you're wanting to keep the flame about 20-25cm away from your face if you're holding it there long term.

So, if you're happy to just keep wiggling your neck back and forth, you could just use a smaller diameter hula hoop. The spikes would need to be about 25cm long but that could work.

If you wanted to keep your neck stationary, you need something to stop the collar from settling - as the back would hit your hair on the back of your head and the front would ignite your chest. You'd probably want a large bulky collar as the weight of the fireheads soaked with fuel would cause them too droop over such a large distance.

If you're a seriously good fire performer, with a safety crew, and speciality low-temp fuel, you could do a short performance wearing a prop like this. To give an idea of the minimum dimensions I'm talking about here, this is a rough sketch of the minimum distance I'd be comfortable with a static performance peice:

Static fire pieces this close are different to normal fire dancing props - they can put out soot and different fumes than dynamic performances - you need to be careful with your fuel choice as many of low odor fuels are carcinogenic. I'd be looking at a cool speciality fuel called "Shellsol D60" for this, it's a combustible liquid (not "flammable", but "combustible". Like paper) that sold as an industrial solvent and burns quite cool. It's the only fuel we're allowed to use in fire dancing festivals in the Australian outback in summer.

You'd need to soak them in fuel and re-light them every 5 minutes however. That will kind of detract from the awesome spectacle of a fire collar if you're just sitting on a throne all day wearing it.

If you're wearing this - do not lean or bend over - fire burns up. You couldn't even scratch your nose. You'd need a quick release for the collar in case of an emergency as even a small stumble could be dangerous. A sneeze could take out your eyebrows.

Also - indoors only. Sudden wind change and you'll lose your eyebrows.

What's it useful for?

Intimidation and looking epic. It serves no practical purpose other than demanding respect.

A fire collar would be possible for a short staged performance by a professional fire dancer.

(I understand the question is more focused on fantasy creatures than real life - but I do have some real life experience with fire close to my face that I think can answer your question on how this would work.)

So fire near heads as part of a stage show or performance is doable; here's an example of a fire bowler and a fire crown (made by Krisztian Gora - full disclosure I'm a reseller of these):

And here's someone using 3 hula hoops with fire on the end of spokes. Note how close the fire comes to her neck:

Here's what they look like not on fire (Full disclosure - I make and sell these):

I have used these hula hoops while on fire - you can bring the flame close to your body, even touch it, but you're wanting to keep the flame about 20-25cm away from your face if you're holding it there long term.

So, if you're happy to just keep wiggling your neck back and forth, you could just use a smaller diameter hula hoop. The spikes would need to be about 25cm long but that could work.

If you wanted to keep your neck stationary, you need something to stop the collar from settling - as the back would hit your hair on the back of your head and the front would ignite your chest. You'd probably want a large bulky collar as the weight of the fireheads soaked with fuel would cause them too droop over such a large distance.

If you're a seriously good fire performer, with a safety crew, and speciality low-temp fuel, you could do a short performance wearing a prop like this. To give an idea of the minimum dimensions I'm talking about here, this is a rough sketch of the minimum distance I'd be comfortable with a static performance peice:

Static fire pieces this close are different to normal fire dancing props - they can put out soot and different fumes than dynamic performances - you need to be careful with your fuel choice as many of low odor fuels are carcinogenic. I'd be looking at a cool speciality fuel called "Shellsol D60" for this, it's a combustible liquid (not "flammable", but "combustible". Like paper) that sold as an industrial solvent and burns quite cool. It's the only fuel we're allowed to use in fire dancing festivals in the Australian outback in summer.

You'd need to soak them in fuel and re-light them every 5 minutes however. That will kind of detract from the awesome spectacle of a fire collar if you're just sitting on a throne all day wearing it.

If you're wearing this - do not lean or bend over - fire burns up. You couldn't even scratch your nose. You'd need a quick release for the collar in case of an emergency as even a small stumble could be dangerous. A sneeze could take out your eyebrows.

What's it useful for?

Intimidation and looking epic. It serves no practical purpose other than demanding respect.

A fire collar would be possible for a short staged performance by a professional fire dancer.

(I understand the question is more focused on fantasy creatures than real life - but I do have some real life experience with fire close to my face that I think can answer your question on how this would work.)

So fire near heads as part of a stage show or performance is doable; here's an example of a fire bowler and a fire crown (made by Krisztian Gora - full disclosure I'm a reseller of these):

And here's someone using 3 hula hoops with fire on the end of spokes. Note how close the fire comes to her neck:

Here's what they look like not on fire (Full disclosure - I make and sell these):

I have used these hula hoops while on fire - you can bring the flame close to your body, even touch it, but you're wanting to keep the flame about 20-25cm away from your face if you're holding it there long term.

So, if you're happy to just keep wiggling your neck back and forth, you could just use a smaller diameter hula hoop. The spikes would need to be about 25cm long but that could work.

If you wanted to keep your neck stationary, you need something to stop the collar from settling - as the back would hit your hair on the back of your head and the front would ignite your chest. You'd probably want a large bulky collar as the weight of the fireheads soaked with fuel would cause them too droop over such a large distance.

If you're a seriously good fire performer, with a safety crew, and speciality low-temp fuel, you could do a short performance wearing a prop like this. To give an idea of the minimum dimensions I'm talking about here, this is a rough sketch of the minimum distance I'd be comfortable with a static performance peice:

Static fire pieces this close are different to normal fire dancing props - they can put out soot and different fumes than dynamic performances - you need to be careful with your fuel choice as many of low odor fuels are carcinogenic. I'd be looking at a cool speciality fuel called "Shellsol D60" for this, it's a combustible liquid (not "flammable", but "combustible". Like paper) that sold as an industrial solvent and burns quite cool. It's the only fuel we're allowed to use in fire dancing festivals in the Australian outback in summer.

You'd need to soak them in fuel and re-light them every 5 minutes however. That will kind of detract from the awesome spectacle of a fire collar if you're just sitting on a throne all day wearing it.

If you're wearing this - do not lean or bend over - fire burns up. You couldn't even scratch your nose. You'd need a quick release for the collar in case of an emergency as even a small stumble could be dangerous. A sneeze could take out your eyebrows.

Also - indoors only. Sudden wind change and you'll lose your eyebrows.

What's it useful for?

Intimidation and looking epic. It serves no practical purpose other than demanding respect.

Possible for a short staged performance by a professional fire dancer.

So fire near heads as part of a stage show or performance is doable; here's an example of a fire bowler and a fire crown (made by Krisztian Gora - full disclosure I'm a reseller of these):

And here's someone using 3 hula hoops with fire on the end of spokes. Note how close the fire comes to her neck:

Here's what they look like not on fire (Full disclosure - I make and sell these):

I have used these hula hoops while on fire - you can bring the flame close to your body, even touch it, but you're wanting to keep the flame about 20-25cm away from your face if you're holding it there long term.

So, if you're happy to just keep wiggling your neck back and forth, you could just use a smaller diameter hula hoop. The spikes would need to be about 25cm long but that could work.

If you wanted to keep your neck stationary, you need something to stop the collar from settling - as the back would hit your hair on the back of your head and the front would ignite your chest. You'd probably want a large bulky collar as the weight of the fireheads soaked with fuel would cause them too droop over such a large distance.

If you're a seriously good fire performer, with a safety crew, and speciality low-temp fuel, you could do a short performance wearing a prop like this. To give an idea of the minimum dimensions I'm talking about here, this is a rough sketch of the minimum distance I'd be comfortable with a static performance peice:

Static fire pieces this close are different to normal fire dancing props - they can put out soot and different fumes than dynamic performances - you need to be careful with your fuel choice as many of low odor fuels are carcinogenic. I'd be looking at a cool speciality fuel called "Shellsol D60" for this, it's a combustible liquid (not "flammable", but "combustible". Like paper) that sold as an industrial solvent and burns quite cool. It's the only fuel we're allowed to use in fire dancing festivals in the Australian outback in summer.

You'd need to soak them in fuel and re-light them every 5 minutes however. That will kind of detract from the awesome spectacle of a fire collar if you're just sitting on a throne all day wearing it.

If you're wearing this - do not lean or bend over - fire burns up. You couldn't even scratch your nose. You'd need a quick release for the collar in case of an emergency as even a small stumble could be dangerous. A sneeze could take out your eyebrows.

A fire collar would be possible for a short staged performance by a professional fire dancer.

(I understand the question is more focused on fantasy creatures than real life - but I do have some real life experience with fire close to my face that I think can answer your question on how this would work.)

So fire near heads as part of a stage show or performance is doable; here's an example of a fire bowler and a fire crown (made by Krisztian Gora - full disclosure I'm a reseller of these):

And here's someone using 3 hula hoops with fire on the end of spokes. Note how close the fire comes to her neck:

Here's what they look like not on fire (Full disclosure - I make and sell these):

I have used these hula hoops while on fire - you can bring the flame close to your body, even touch it, but you're wanting to keep the flame about 20-25cm away from your face if you're holding it there long term.

So, if you're happy to just keep wiggling your neck back and forth, you could just use a smaller diameter hula hoop. The spikes would need to be about 25cm long but that could work.

If you wanted to keep your neck stationary, you need something to stop the collar from settling - as the back would hit your hair on the back of your head and the front would ignite your chest. You'd probably want a large bulky collar as the weight of the fireheads soaked with fuel would cause them too droop over such a large distance.

If you're a seriously good fire performer, with a safety crew, and speciality low-temp fuel, you could do a short performance wearing a prop like this. To give an idea of the minimum dimensions I'm talking about here, this is a rough sketch of the minimum distance I'd be comfortable with a static performance peice:

Static fire pieces this close are different to normal fire dancing props - they can put out soot and different fumes than dynamic performances - you need to be careful with your fuel choice as many of low odor fuels are carcinogenic. I'd be looking at a cool speciality fuel called "Shellsol D60" for this, it's a combustible liquid (not "flammable", but "combustible". Like paper) that sold as an industrial solvent and burns quite cool. It's the only fuel we're allowed to use in fire dancing festivals in the Australian outback in summer.

You'd need to soak them in fuel and re-light them every 5 minutes however. That will kind of detract from the awesome spectacle of a fire collar if you're just sitting on a throne all day wearing it.

If you're wearing this - do not lean or bend over - fire burns up. You couldn't even scratch your nose. You'd need a quick release for the collar in case of an emergency as even a small stumble could be dangerous. A sneeze could take out your eyebrows.

What's it useful for?

Intimidation and looking epic. It serves no practical purpose other than demanding respect.