Air Magic

### *"Air people tend to be quiet or mysterious, and can sometimes come off as uppity, even though they might not actually be that way. Some air students prefer to be solitary, but most will find themselves enjoying comradery... As long as they're in charge."*

The Air element is one of the four elemental magics students may have an affinity for at Alentia's Sanctuary. The class is split into two pathways, Skyspinners and Cloudturners. Air students are often charming and quirky, and make for some of the more popular students around the Sanctuary.

Air and Fire students are notorious for having a sort of friendly rivalry.

## Cloudturners

Cloudturners often have very strong, winning personalities. They're charismatic and strong-willed, and a good number of them go on to be world leaders, politicians, CEOs, or just well-liked people.

These air mages often show their haughty side, their mere presences seeming to scream I'm better than you at all times, and whether they mean to come across this way or not, Cloudturners can be frustrating to be around sometimes.

### Abilities

Cloudturners are very talented in manipulating the weather to do as they wish. They can gather and create clouds around them and cause storms anywhere from a small drizzle to a full hailstorm. One must be careful when creating a large storm as it becomes progressively harder to maintain it, and it is easy to lose control of it entirely. In addition to controlling the weather, Cloudturners have the unique ability to speak with weather spirits, swaying them to help shift the flow of wind currents, or getting them to carry their other non-Cloudturner friends from place to place along with them. The weather spirits are happy to help, for a small price! They appreciate apples… For some reason.

Cloudturners show quite a bit of talent for speaking to other air creatures as well, able to have full conversations with any type of bird and even some more sky-oriented dragons! This is, of course, easier to do when you can get to said air creatures, but that isn't a problem for these mages, who are able to manipulate air currents well enough to eventually reach the point where flight is simple. Many older Cloudturners are very skilled fliers, and it's common to see them leaping off the Sanctuary roof to practice.

## Skyspinners

Skyspinners are silver-tongued and mysterious, preferring to keep most of themselves hidden away, except for the careful parts of themselves they deem safe to display. It's not uncommon for many people to be acquainted with a Skyspinner, with none of them feeling as if they actually know them. As shifty as Skyspinners may sound, that's usually not the truth. It's very rare that these mages are actually evil, they simply prefer to keep to themselves, only letting a select few others in.

Skyspinners can often come across as the quiet, edgelord types, as cold as the wind that sticks around them, but this is usually more of an act than anything and most of these mages are very friendly once you get to know them.

### Abilities

Skyspinners are skilled in illusions and mind tricks. They're often able to exploit the shape of the air to create small illusions, like a shadow in the corner of your eye or even, rarely, full visual clones of people or animals (these clones obviously aren't foolproof, and can't interact with real objects or be touched, but they do look quite good when made by an experienced mage). These are a favourite for mages who enjoy pranking their peers, and some teachers have even had to enchant their classrooms to be clone-proof, to avoid class skippers.

These mages are also very good at using wind movements to throw and distort their voice to trick listeners, often bribing wind spirits to carry their voices just a little farther for them. This skill isn't just useful for tricks, though, and many use it to communicate with their fellow Skyspinners, sending messages through small gusts of wind. Most agree that it beats texting any day.

## Inclined Species

Some species tend to be drawn more to an element than others. Species involved most with Air include:

* Askeri
* Vampires
* Mymiks

These species are commonly known for being charming, mysterious, and alluring, which makes them a good target for the Air class.