Elemental Abilities and Forms

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Elemental Abilities

Elemental abilities are the powers that fae are born with, below is a list of the abilities accessible to each of the races. Whilst their magic is stronger than that of the eldar (fairies, witches, humans, etc.), they are also the most susceptible to circumstances where their powers are weakened (Ex: A satyr's magic would have little effect in urban settings, a mermaid would have little strength out of the water, etc.)

In its most basic form, faeish magic is very general and most young fae display the same general abilities as one another. However, as the fae unlock more advanced forms, they begin to specialise their magic. Some fae have become so powerful that they govern an entire aspect of their element.

Ex.

Nymph [natural] → Arboreal Nymph [concordal] → Nymph of the Old Oak [elemental]
Mermaid [natural] → River Mermaid [concordal] → Mermaid of the Nile River [elemental]
Centaur [natural] → Centaur of Zodiacal Constellations [concordal] → Centaur of Ares [elemental]

MERFOLK

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Water

Elemental abilities:

• Merfolk can use water-themed spells and magic.
  
• They are able to absorb water through their skin in order to hydrate themselves
  
• They are able to manipulate tides and currents with relative ease
• They have strong relations to aquatic creatures and plants
  
• They are also able to send messages carried by waves to others of their kind, water speaks to them unlike it does to anyone else.
  

Elemental form:

The elemental form of merfolk is the transformation of their entire body into water form, allowing for no physical damage to be taken. At a basic level, they can only partially transform and it uses up a lot of water but as they grow stronger, they can undergo full body transformations and they are much more efficient.

HARPIES

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Air

Elemental abilities:

• Harpies can use air-themed spells and magic.
• They are able to boost their flight speed by generating gusts of wind.
• They are able to manipulate air currents and pressures with ease.
  
• They have a strong relation to flying creatures.
  
• They are able to use birds as messengers to communicate to others of their kind.
  

Elemental form:

The elemental form of a harpy is not a physical one but they become a cold wind and during that time they are invisible, allowing them to strike unseen. However, they are more vulnerable to spells should they get hit. At a basic level, the harpies are only semi-visible but they still become faster and their attacks are stronger.

ELVES

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Music

Elemental abilities:

• Elves can use music-themed spells and magic.
• They are able to draw strength from song and music to strengthen their influence on the world around them.
• They are able to influence growth of nature by enchantment through song.
  
• Elves have a innate talent for playing musical instruments.
  
• They are able to soothe or excite certain emotions and feelings of others by exposing them to their music.
  

Elemental form:

The elemental form for the elves is their transformation into an embodiment of music. In this form they are able not only to sense and recognise a certain emotion but to be able to emotionally manipulate whomever hears their music as well. At a basic level, it is only a certain set of feelings that an elf can induce but powerful elves are able to induce specific ideas into the minds of others and cast powerful illusions.

SATYRS

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Earth

Elemental abilities:

• Satyrs can use earth-themed spells and magic.
• They are able to absorb the earth to strengthen their skin.
• They are able to cause shifts in the earth and use burrowing techniques very efficiently.
  
• They have a strong relation to burrowing creatures.
  
• They are able to sense and create vibrations through the ground, they can even encode messages within these vibrations allowing them to communicate with each other.
  

Elemental form:

The elemental form of satyrs is the transformation of their body into an earthern substance of their choice whether it be sand, crystal, soil, mud, rock, etc (they can only specialise in one). It works to boost all of the satyr's defences and renders them immune to several elements, including air, electricity, fire, etc. At a basic level, these users can only partially transform.

NYMPHS

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Nature

Elemental abilities:

• Nymphs can use nature-themed spells and magic.
• They are able to absorb characteristics from living beings to rejuvenate themselves .
• They are able to cause plants to grow and communicate with nature as naturally as they speak the common tongue.
  
• They have a strong relation to plants and animals, in particular woodland fauna and flora.
  
• They are able to send messages through the trees to one another, encoding the message precisely enough so the tree will reach the desired recipient(s).
  

Elemental form:

The elemental ability of nymphs is to transform into an embodiment of an aspect of nature and to be able to control that aspect. For example, if a nymph were able to embody the spirit of trees, they would be able to control them whilst transformed. At a basic level, nymphs are able to control two or three individuals but powerful nymphs can summon up to ten individuals at once.
 

CENTAURS

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Celestial

Elemental abilities:

• Centaurs can use celestial-themed spells and magic, they usually specialise in lunar or stellar magic.
  
• They are able to regenerate their magic using the light of celestial bodies.
  
• They are able to read fortunes and possible futures in the stars and their constellations
• Centaurs have a strong relation to many of the divine spirits.
• Centaurs are able to leave one another messages written in the stars which only they can interpret, though it requires a lot of energy and is usually only used for warnings or recording important events.
  

Elemental form:

Centaurs are able to generate a large amount of energy as a star does, they begin to glow very bright and produce energy that they can use themselves or they can lend to another being. At a basic level, they can only generate this energy from their palms but powerful centaurs use their entire bodies as generators.

FURIES

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Fire

Elemental abilities:

• Furies can use fire-themed spells and magic.
• They are able to absorb flames to increase their attack damage.
• They are able to create fires and heat irrespective of how cold it is, how little oxygen there is or how little fuel there is. Though it drains a lot more energy to work without these.
  
• They have a strong relation to volcanic-dwelling creatures.
  
• They are able to use their flames as a means of watching one another through the flames, allowing them to communicate. However if a fury does not want to be seen, she will not be found by the flames.
  

Elemental ability:

The elemental form of furies is the complete transformation of their bodies into flames. In this form, they can do wildly damaging attacks and are immune to physical attacks though they are more vulnerable to certain elements. At a basic level, it's often a partial transformation of arms and legs alone into flame form.

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Forms of the Fae

The fae have three basic forms they transition through in order to attain their full magic powers and to attain complete harmony with their respective element. These magical forms are their natural state and they must use energy to change into a human form (if a fae is tired, weakened or injured, they need to transform back to their natural form in order to recover).

Natural form

Fae are born in their natural form. In this form fae have access to partial and very general elemental abilities. They are able to access 'human' forms as well by using energy. The spell slots are the following:

Low Spell 1:
Low Spell 2:

Intermediate Spell 1:
Intermediate Spell 2:
Intermediate Spell 3:

Advanced Spell 1:

Concordal form

The concordal form is gained when a fae shows true understanding of their element and the ability to work in harmony with it. The act could be a harpy demonstrating they can navigate and fly through a perilous storm to rescue a friend, or a centaur trusting in a precognitive dream and deciphering its meaning to aid someone, etc. With this form, fae are able to become completely in harmony with their element.

Low Spell 1:
Low Spell 2:

Intermediate Spell 1:
Intermediate Spell 2:
Intermediate Spell 3:

Advanced Spell 1:
Advanced Spell 2:

Primal Form

The primal form of the fae is when they become a part of their element and represent a specific aspect. A fae must protect an aspect of their element and show great sacrifice in doing so. Once a fae achieves their primal form, they are responsible for the aspect they represent and will weaken if their aspect is weakened (Ex. the Mermaid of Lake Roccaluce will weaken if the lake is polluted, the Furie of Vesuvius will die if the volcano becomes extinct).

Low Spell 1:
Low Spell 2:
Low Spell 3:

Intermediate Spell 1:
Intermediate Spell 2:
Intermediate Spell 3:

Advanced Spell 1:
Advanced Spell 2:
Advanced Spell 3:
[*] After obtaining their primal form, a fae must spend many years of training to unlock their next greatest ability: spirit-walking. Using this power, a fae can leave their physical body and become their element. Whilst doing this, the fae's body is vulnerable and should it be harmed or if their body is destroyed, the fae wander the world as a bodiless spirit until they can rest.