Elemental Magic

Elemental magic is magic from nature, from the cosmos, from the elements of the world. They derive from uncultivated, unsettled, untouched nature, mostly, from the fundamental, from the environmental. Any aspect of nature may be represented in it and wielded by those who are friends to nature or the cosmos, who seek to protect, preserve, or life in symbiosis with it. It is sometimes split between Ordinal and Non-Ordinal elements.

Ordinal and Non-Ordinal

Ordinal elements vary by culture, but they represent what people see as the most fundamental aspects of nature. In the imperial core, this is often reduced to four elements - earth, fire, water, and air. In the southeast, it is often earth, fire, water, metal, and wood. Other places include light, darkness, life, death, the cosmos, time, natural law, elemental chaos, fungi, animals, or microbes. Non-ordinal elements are anything not included in a culture's list of ordinal elements.

Elemental Names

There are many ways to wield elemental magic, but ultimately, it derives from the Names of elemental concepts. Some are much more common than others. Below are the most common Names, the concepts they represent, and the commonest methods used to wield them.

Name	Concept	Method	Linked Names	Subaspects	Primary Occupation	Primary Species
Fiinta	Spirit		Lesedi, Poarta, Rlathas, Suflet
Fysikochart	Paper		Prasinofos, Vamvaki
Nyembojoaju	Connection		G'hothaaul'ugots, Virid	Anything connective or bonding in nature may be included here
Suflet	Soul		Fiinta, Poarta, Rlathas
Vamvaki	Fabric		Fysikochart, Prasinofos
Vegrandis	Microbe		Ashar, Sodagari	Any specific living microbe, taxon of microbes, or recognized grouping of microbes	Hypermicrobist	Festucam
Namuna	Pattern	Absorbing weather and channeling it later	Conflueverant, Kiiric, Mulund, Qeernariji, Sodagari, Virid	Jalavayu, Bijalee, Bidliet, Torrentia, Fulmenic Power, Cirria	Tempestarii	Mahpiyatuwawa
G'hothaaul'ugots	Fungus	Allowing fungi to grow on oneself until they recognize you as their own	Nyembojoaju	Any specific fungus or taxon of fungi, or artifiicial but recognized grouping (hallucinogenic, edible, poisonous, etc.)	Mycologer	Myconian
Allagi	Change	Altering one's natural self to control natural changes	Conflueverant, Hvittdogg, Kardiaroi	Anything that changes within nature may be included here
Qeernariji	Cosmos/Star	Attuning to cosmic bodies and channeling their magic	Lesedi, Ma'Dhahabi, Mulund, Namuna, Qeerstaaziim	Nova Power, Birtimane, Nounou, Graha, or any specific thing found in space, from asteroids to nebulae, from dark matter to constellations	Plicator	Asterian
Jingmai	Metal	Attuning to metal by using elemental tools to shape it	Kzdaran, Puuyutsu	Any specific natural metal or metal type	Shimisi	Living Metal
Hroa	Body	Attuning to the lifeforce within the womb to shape life as it develops	Ashar, Kzdaran, Nhamo, Puuyutsu	Specific parts of the body
Aether	Elemental	Becoming one with nature or the cosmos fully	All
Kzdaran	Earth	Being buried alive, absorbing the dirt and stone, and learning to channel it	Hroa, Jingmai, Roshen, Tmakikan	Cavernic Power, Hamasat, Ho'okuma, Montane Energy, Pokapolo, Salinis, Tectonis, Ts'ekh, Vulcanos	Earth Mage	Genomos
Puuyutsu	Blood	Blood rituals to feed nature	Hroa, Hoikwa, Jingmai, Nhamo	Anything with blood may be included here; sap and other fluids of life in non-animals may be included here
Virid	Order	Bonding to a viridianite and channeling its power with respect to nature	G'hothaaul'ugots, Namuna, Sodagari		Druid	Viridianite
Kiiric	Wind	Breathing exercises and capturing winds in special bags	Ethiroli, Namuna, Taakte, T'kiir	Ahkeetah	Magonian	Sylph
T'kiir	Mind	Breathing in elemental air and filling one's mind with its clarity	Kiiric, Taakte
Ethiroli	Sound	Capturing elemental sound in special tools, such as tuning forks and jars	Kiiric		Sounder	Vox
Lubun	Dream	Capturing mist via magical dreams, then weaving it	Conflueverant, Kiiric, Namuna	Mist, fog, and haze	Mistweaver	Ceoltire
Rlathas	Shadow	Capturing one's shadow to weave it	Fiinta, Poarta, Ruych, Suflet, Trojica	Night Energy, Dark Matter, any place known for darkness, such as the benthis zone or deep underground	Shadowweaver	Nightgaunt
Ashar	Life	Channeling one's lifeforce into others to heal	G'hothaaul'ugots, Hroa, Nhamo, Prasinofos, Puuyutsu, Tmakikan, Vegrandis	Any living thing may be included here	Vitalist	Elf
Lahab	Fire	Charming fire into bottles, breathing it in, and breathing it out	Isiphelo, Kardiaroi, Lesedi, Ma'Dhahabi, Sirae	Ho'okuma, Sahar al'Dukhan, Qua Ramah, Vulcanos	Incendium	Ka'ar
Prasinofos	Plant/Wood	Communing with the green	Ashar, Fysikochart, Tmakikan, Vamvaki	Algic Power, Bryonian Energy, Hasken Fure, Huldran Energy, Livadi, Tykva Vlast, Vernal Energy, Yo'ongo, any specific plant or taxon of plants, or any recognized grouping of plants such as herbs, fruits, vegetables, crops, etc.	Verdurist	Green Folk
Enkuku	Ancestry	Connecting with evolutionary ancestors via rituals and mental practices	Anumun, Galmu
Ma'Dhahabi	Plasma	Controlling sunlight via dance or special positioning	Kardiaroi, Lahab, Lesedi, Qeernariji	Aestate, Coronal Energy, Diurnal Power, Heliolux, Lahab al'Qalb, Solacore, any specific feature of the sun such as solar flares, sunspots, etc.	Parhelion	Kokeb
Tmakikan	Harvest	Cooking natural ingredients with special rituals to draw out their elemental nourishments	Hroa, Kzdaran, Nhamo, Prasinofos	Any specific source of natural nourishment or food	Ohapitu	Giant
Isiphelo	Destruction	Dancing with elemental fire until one's soul is aflame	Lahab, Sirae
Jingburom	Respect	Deep respect for and honoring of nature	Nyembojoaju, Virid
Anumun	Chaos	Drinking, bathing in, or otherwise interacting with the fluid of anumun	Enkuku, Genesis, Galmu		Mahra	Dumu
Hoikwa	Hunt	Engaging with one's inner predator or prey and hunting	Puuyutsu, Tmakikan	Predator or prey		Mgeli
Genesis	Creation	Generating natural creative energies by using simple tools and creating things without harming nature	Anumun, Virid		Aedificarian	Shemir
Galmu	Name	Immersing in anumun until one's being is diffused and only the essence of the Name remains	Anumun, Enkuku
Qeerstaaziim	Place	Knowing one's cosmic position	Qeernariji	Any natural location may be included here
Taakte	Movement	Leaping into elemental winds and letting them take you where they will	Kiiric, T'kiir
Nhamo	Animal	Mimicking animal behavior until you bond with them	Ashar, Hoikwa, Puuyutsu, Tmakikan	Any specific animal or taxon of animals, or any recognized grouping of animals (such as livestock)	Wildling	Therian
Lesedi	Light	Refracting light through magical lanterns	Fiinta, Lahab, Ma'Dhahabi, Qeernariji, Trojica	Auroran Energy	Luminaire	Crystal Folk
Hvittdogg	Ice	Releasing all the heat and heart from one's self	Confluerverant, Kardiaroi	Brumal Energy, boreal regions, polar regions, coldness, tundra, glaciers, ice, snow, any aspect of coldness, ice, snow, etc.	Grylukert	Frostling
Ruych	Silence	Sealing of all sensation until all there is is natural silence, then absorbing it	Fiinta, Poarta, Ruych
Kardiaroi	Heart	Sensing the flow of emotions and becoming one with them	Allagi, Conflueverant, Hvittdogg, Lahab, Ma'Dhahabi	Emotions commonly associated with nature in various cultures on Shem include passion, respect, honor, instinct, awe, and reverence
Conflueverant	Water	Soaking in water, nearly drowning, to absorb its power	Allagi, Hvittdogg, Kardiaroi	Darian Energy, The Deeps, Ho'okuma, Monsoon Energy, Nyanja, Oceanic Energy, Parfum de Marais, River Energy, Torrentia, Vapor Energy, Liwa	Metapol	Undine
Sirae	War	Using elemental fire to fight industrial powers until the flames merge with you	Isiphelo, Lahab			Napash
Sadgh	Truth	Using elemental glass to see what is	Roshen
Poarta	Death	Using magical keys to control access to the afterlife	Fiinta, Rlathas, Suflet		Psychopomp	Akh
Roshen	Glass	Using natural materials to shape elemental glass	Kzdaran, Sadgh	Vulcanos, Any kind of natural glass, Hamasat	Loab Saz	Darqshan
Mulund	Time	Using technology to alter time	Namuna, Qeernariji, Sodagari	Aestate, Autumnal Energy, Bidliet, Birtimane, Brumal Energy, Diurnal Power, Harmattan Energy, Jalavayu, Monsoon Energy, Night Energy, Phasic Energy, Vernal Energy	Chrononaut	Watcher
Sodagari	Exchange	Varies by chemical or force (see Kuvva or Ngaregot)	Mulund, Namuna, Vegrandis, Virid	Kuvva, Ngaregot	Rajapati	Okugatta
Trojica	Trinity	Witchcraft rituals and rites that connect one to the moons	Lesedi, Namuna, Qeernariji, Rlathas	Night Energy, Phasic Energy, Tidal Energy, any specific moon/satellite or aspect thereof (craters, lunar maria, and other landforms on the moons)	Moonwitch	Sora