Elementalism

Elementalism is the scientific study of Power's effects on nature, and the Elements that form it. These Elements are often referred to as the Fundamental Elements of Nature, and they define what Elementalists can do with their magic.

## Elements

Elementalists have divided these Elements into categories. Each category holds Elements with similar creation formulae.

### Primary

* **Fire**\*
* **Water**
* **Earth**
* **Wind**

Primary Elements are the foundation of Elementalism. From them, all other Elements can be derived.

### Secondary

* **Lava**\* = Fire + Earth
* **Steam** = Fire + Water
* **Sand** = Earth + Wind
* **Ice** = Water + Wind
* **Life** = Water + Earth

Secondary Elements are made by combining two Primary Elements with varying intensity. This process may take practice, but once learned, these Elements can be created quite easily.

### Tertiary

* **Lightning** = Steam + Ice + Wind
* **Explosion**\* = Fire + Water + Earth
* **Glass** = Sand + Fire

Tertiary Elements are made by combining one or more Primary and Secondary Elements together, or by combining three Primary Elements. Manipulation assists this process greatly.

### Quinary

* **Light** = Lightning + Wind
* **Dark**\* = Fire + Lava + Explosion

Quinary Elements are Elements with a Tertiary Element in their formula. Near impossible to achieve using only Runic casting.

**Dark** is unique as it doesn't follow the same logic as the other Elements. It is seemingly formed by the most harmful or destructive Elements, and is theorised to be a manifestation of evil. As such, it is rarely used by the majority of Elementalists.

### Special

* Culmination

This Element is considered special. It is perhaps the 'most magical' Element in the set, as it behaves very differently.

Culmination is created by combining an equal amount and intensity of every preceding Element. It is similar to Power in colour and consistency in its pure form, but it is never used this way, as it is an Infusion-type Element.

**\*These Elements are known to respond better when Hate is used, seemingly preferring it over Power. This isn't to say that Power won't work, just that when Hate is used with these specific Elements, its Amplitude is increased.**

## Casting Types

Elementalism is host to a variety of ways of performing its magic. They are listed below in order of difficulty.

### Runic

Drawing the Runes of the Primary Elements to physically create them. Once created, the Power from the Rune is fused with the created Element, allowing the user to control its movement.

### Manipulation

Manipulating Elements that are already present in the environment to conserve Power and accelerate the process of casting magic. An example would be pulling rocks from the ground using Power, rather than drawing Earth Runes.

#### Particle Manipulation

An enhanced form of Manipulation, where Power is used to grasp the particles within a substance. Using this, heat can be added or removed from the substance, allowing for much faster traversal of the Elements.

For instance, an Elementalist could vibrate the particles in the Water Element to create Steam, or slow them down to form Ice. This negates the need to waste more Power by creating Fire or blowing Wind.

### Infusion

Infusion is an application of Elementalism, wherein an Element and its properties are added to a physical object, most commonly a weapon of sorts. Usually, special patterns called Channelling Runes need to be engraved on the item in order to Infuse any Element into it. However, Culmination does not require these, and can fuse with anything at any time.

Due to this, Elements which require such patterns can 'Channel', while Elements which don't can 'Infuse', distinguishing the two.

### Conjuration

Once an Elementalist has practiced with an Element for a very long time, they gain the ability to Conjure it. This process directly converts the Elementalist's Magic Fuel into the desired Element.

Once an Elementalist can do this, the Element is considered Mastered by the majority of the community.

Some do not consider this the pinnacle, as further training can result in an Ascendant Element, more info for which can be found here.