Greater Elemental

Embodiments of major elemental forms on Shem.

Basics

• Taxonomic Order: Inmortals

• Alignment: Aetherial

• Energy: All forms of aether

• Lifespan: Inmortal

• Diet: Aether

• Habitat: Anywhere that reflects their aetherial base

Origins

As larger physical forms took shape on Shem, some gained consciousness and souls.

Description

Greater elementals vary by individual, but certain themes generally occur on different worlds. On Shem, the following themes exist:

• Seasonal elementals take the form of legendary figures.

• Oceanic elementals take the form of water silhouettes.

• Continental or tectonic elementals take the form of rock or earth golems bound to the ground.

• Mountain elementals remain in mountain form but with a face.

• Cardinal wind elementals clothe themselves in clouds in order to show a silhouette.

• Epochal elementals appear to be anthropomorphic brown light forms.

• Lunar elementals look like pets or puppets to their nephesh. Shem's moons are wolves.

• River elementals appear to be flowing silhouettes.

• Biome elementals appear to be more individualized but made up of the features of their biome.

• Atmospheric elementals appear to be vast faces in the sky.

• Taxonomic elementals appear to be advanced members of that taxon.

Procreation

Greater elementals form when enough elemental energy amasses.

Powers

A greater elemental represents a major aspect of nature, and thus controls and commands that aspect of nature. Because of resonance with the other energies present, many take on extra energies and can command those energies similar to their power over aether.

Specific Powers

Different types of greater elemental have complete command of different kinds of aether:

• Caelum: kiiric yihi, bijalee, sonic aether.

• Echirim: genesis, ikehua lyua pele, bailaohu jinghua, kazaddarean.

• Epochal: temporal aether.

• Great Ern: viridian aether, poarta, ashar.

• Hariqana: lahab al’qalb and ikekhua lyua pele.

• Khardantal’has: kazaddarean and bailaohu jinghua.

• Logos: qeernariji, the bright, ma’dhahabi.

• Nephesh: anumun, lunar aether.

• Shadow-kin: true shadow

• Taxatio: ashar, prasinofos, parfum de marais, nzwara murazvo.

• Terra Anima: prasinofos, tykva vlast, hvittdogg, livadi, parfum de marais, hamasat al-sahra, hasken fure, tmakikan.

• Yllorien: conflueverant

Weaknesses

Brown aether or mundane pollution harms them. Damage to that which they represent harms them.

Nations

Greater elementals are highly individualized, but there are some common themes amongst them:

• Caelum: embody stretches of the sky and layers of the atmosphere.

• Echirim: embody the continents of Shem, existing at the center of said continents.

• Epochal: embody time periods, split between Ages on Shem.

• Great Ern: embody natural laws.

• Hariqana: embody great fires, volcanoes, and magma seas; some are very briefly lied, some are very ancient.

• Khardantal’has: embody subterranean layers, tectonic plates, and mountains.

• Logos: embody stars.

• Nephesh: embody planets, moons, and asteroids.

• Shadow-kin: embody large, dark places.

• Taxatio: embody taxons of life.

• Terra Anima: embody landforms such as forests, wetlands, grasslands, tundras, etc.

• Yllorien: embody bodies of water.

Culture

Greater elementals are figures of elemental power so vast that they cannot be fathomed. Most exist in a slumber, only awakened when invoked, save for the most powerful - nephesh and logos - which actively control the flow of energies throughout their bodies (planets and stars). When awakened, they act to protect the aspects of nature they represent.

Esoterica

Greater elementals wield aether. Some of the more powerful are associated with other energies and can wield those as well. None may wield brown aether.

Religion

Greater elementals are worshiped as figures of nature, though some have other associations.

Gender

Greater elementals each have their own individual genders.

Outside View

Those who know of them worship them, fear them, or deny their existence. Most do not know of them.

Notables

Notables by nation:

• Caelum:

  • Boreas, Zephyrus, Eurus, Notus, the Four Winds

  • Hiel-Thermos, Hiel-Stratos, Tropos, Mesos, Exos, the Atmospheric Layers

• Echirim:

  • Ansulym Albus: elemental of Ansulym, a white-stone figure sealed into a stone in Deseria, tainted with infernum.

  • Cassaru Eld: elemental of Cassaru, a figure of wood and stone that appears to be an old man in robes of soil and root, formed with genesis.

  • Dabusen Jinshu: elemental of Dabusen, a metallic warrior and a stone power, folded with bailaohu jinghua.

  • Fasune Shattersoul: elemental of Starfall, a figure of fuliginized stone and metal that appears to be a strange statue with a hole through its head.

  • Gyrah Cumulus: elemental of Gyrah, a massive stone falcon surrounded by clouds, uplifted by kiiric yihi.

  • Insula Catena: elemental of the Island Bridge, a great worm made of magma, wood, stone, and water, riddled with ikehua lyua pele.

  • Jesenranu Rei: elemental of Jesenranu, a king made of jewels and cityscapes, etched with shavev mashkalran.

  • Taggarus Anima: elemental of Taggarus, a huge Taggaran buffalo made of grass, wood, and earth, bearing ujjval aatma.

  • Wymmera Dracos: elemental of Wymmera, a draconic figure made of stone and lava, filled with draconic power.

• Epochal:

  • Primum Aurorae, the First Age of Dawning on First Shem

  • Tempus Fabularum, the Age of Legends on First Shem

  • Tempus Miraculorum, the Age of Miracles on First Shem

  • Tempus Terroris, the Age of Terror on First Shem

  • Tempus Finis, the Age of Eschaton on First Shem

  • Tempus Inter Primis, the Time Between First and Second Shem

  • Secundo Aurorae, the Second Age of Dawning on Second Shem

  • Tempus Formationis, the Age of Evolution on Second Shem

  • Tempus Pacis, the Age of Peace on Second Shem

  • Tempus Belli, the Age of the Broken Sword, the Age of Empires, on Second Shem

  • Tempus Columnarum, the Age of Pillars on Second Shem

  • Tempus Pallia, the Age of Mantles on Second Shem

  • Tempus Vulnera, the Age of the Wounding on Second Shem

  • Tempus Inter Secundus, Time Between Second and Third Shem

  • Tertio Aurorae, the Third Age of Dawning on Third Shem

• Great Ern:

• Hariqana:

• Khardantal’has:

  • Tarnakh of the Lithosphere

  • Waurkaud of the Grottos

  • Zebboruk of the Hollow

  • Chandaurung of the Hypogaeum

  • Fhelkorik of the Low Mines

  • Inoqig of the Voidbarrens

  • Lhaurrhed of Barathrum

  • Onochored of Stagnum Ignis

  • Rhauchardal of the Inner Core

  • Wymmeran mountains

  • Highreach

  • Last Kings

• Logos:

  • Kyel Ennasrion, the Protector of Shem

  • The Zodiac Minds

  • Sol Angelos, Angeldawn

  • Sol Invictus, the invincible sun (nearest star)

  • Sol Aestate, the summer sun (second nearest star)

  • Sol Felicitos, the star of fortune (third nearest star)

  • Miquelon, the Breathing Star

  • Kyel Sothasil, Chief of the Disciple Constellation

  • Kyel Palyrus, Chief of the Farolan Cluster

  • Kyel Tithiana, Time-Keeper

  • Kyel Shezeralaq, Star-Shaper

  • Kyel Harchem, Shipmaker

  • Kyel Tellurian, Star Watcher

  • Kyel Hyparia, Queen Star

  • Kyel Yviqarim, Star Mage

  • Kyel Belomea, Ship Master

  • Kyel Viviane, Ancient Warrior, Chief of the Exile Constellation

  • Kyel Yshael and Kyel Kyemechos, the Traitor Dukes

• Nephesh:

  • Colos the Messenger

  • Behial the Warrior

  • Jahur the Temptress

  • Tsalin, the Moon of Jahur

  • Mother Shem

  • Mati, Devica, and Krona, the Moons of Shem

  • Sister Salit

  • Myrrea, Phryscara, Shefere, Veyethe, and Yrothre, the Daughters of Shem, Moons of Salit

  • Kruurach the Stone Giant

  • Brosoth, Aldamond, Veeron, Calimel, Rochar, Ulysses, Endene, Kinzrig, Notebi, Zyloma, Fiereiel, the 11 Children of Kruurach

  • Avagen the Red

  • Inoxuil the Mindflayer

  • Xevenon and Cleoptis, Children of Inoxuil

  • Gallyneg the Wind Giant

  • Weptaram the Lord

  • Umvikeli, Ingqwele, Inceku, Okwesibili, Umgcini Umqaphi, Isithunywa, Nikela, Unobhala, Jkelele, and 31 other Children of Weptaram

  • Thurudrill the Duke

  • Thurumost, Thuruvail, Thurugram, Thurudray, Thuruphonde, Thurudgrav, Thurujaend, Thurmeg, Thuruszar, Thuryoh, and 27 other Children of Thurudrill

  • Mytoth the Duchess

  • Gylyç, Çekiç, Jaň, Diwar, Täç, Diň, Sumka, Kapot, Göwher, Ýaý, Aagondarha, the Children of Mytoth

  • Daialoth the Ice Giant

  • Pozhirtatel’, Ugti’l, Khaski, Gewei, Malimiut, Tapfererbaer, Fotia, Marcecageaux, Koruma, Schaeferin, Kukura, Pastir, the Children of Daialoth

  • Parsadus the Iron Giant

  • Unim the Wanderer

  • Ane the Child

  • Oe, Child of Ane

  • Aram, Ziezi, Asshur, Arphaxad, Elam, and Lud, the Sons of Shem

  • Venok the Venomous

  • Yeltara the Sorceress

  • Bossetta the Thief-Queen

  • Eltevra the Witch of the Stars

  • Hijai the Poet

  • Kena-Kunara the Rider

  • Nechozach the Hunter

  • Q’kzaaha the Lost

  • Xaucha the Baron

  • Bran (deceased)

  • Wath (deceased)

• Shadow-kin:

  • Shadowdeep

  • Night Wood

  • Dark side of the Moons

  • Eternal Midnight (polar regions)

  • Deep sea darkness

• Taxatio:

  • Athropoda

  • Chordata

    • Mammalia

    • Reptilia

    • Aves

    • Amphibia

    • Ickthya

  • Mollusca

  • Novotherius

  • The Great Worm

  • The Algaeal Mass

  • Conifera

  • Cycada

  • The Great Fern

  • Angiosperma

  • Ginkgo Magnus

  • Gnetophyta

  • The Great Hornwort

  • The Great Liverwort

  • Lycopoda

  • The Endless Moss

  • The Megafungus

  • The Eternal Disease

• Terra Anima:

  • Desert of the Winds

  • Great Golden Desert

  • Dunmarsh

  • Eastern Palhuric rainforests

  • Taiga

  • Cassaran tundra

  • Ansulymic wastelands

  • Western Palhuric plains

  • Taggarans savannas

  • Dreamwood of Lyrilla

  • Ranic woodlands

  • Forest of Gensis

  • Wymmeran escarpment

  • Endless Ice

  • Shattered Plain

  • Fuligin Field

  • Bear’s Heart

  • Adder’s Heart

  • Silverwood

  • Green Arbor

• Yllorien:

  • Palhuric Ocean

  • Red Ocean

  • Borean Ocean

  • Great Southern Ocean

  • Wyren Ocean

  • Aurul Ocean

  • Indigo Sea

  • Eastern Sea

  • Pandemonian Sea

  • The Wash

  • River Apis

Estimated Populations

Unknown.

Sample Stats

PRO 300-500
ATH 300-500
STR 300-500
AWA 300-500
WIL 300-500
PRS 300-500
STH 300-500