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6/9/2025, 1:17:32 AM
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For the races in my setting, they all were created as collaborative efforts, since the gods are each tied to a specific element, and without combining with the god another element, or even two elements, the best the gods could do is an elemental or a divine servant, with traces of the elements of the gods who didn’t directly contribute worked in because they use a base template (which lets the races interbreed, though the children almost always inherit the race of the mother), with some races having the two elements in rough balance, while in others one element is dominant over the other(s), representing which gods were most active in the process, the elements showing clear influence in the race's physiology and/or typical personalities. The elements are Light, Darkness, Fire, Earth, Water, and Wind. What are some ideas for what I can do for races here? I have the two-element races more or less figured out, like Elves being Light and Earth due to their long lives connection to nature, and ethereal looks that seem to glow, or Nagas being Water and Fire due to having some ties to both in the myths along with their snake parts giving them a liking for warm environments like volcanic tropical islands, so it's the three-element races I need help with, though I can't remember what I was doing for the Water and Earth race now that I think of it. For instance, a race for Light, Wind, and Darkness, someone else I asked suggested something wolf-based? I was thinking that the Wind, Water, and Darkness race might be something like Sirens, what do you think? Someone else suggested that a humanoid version of Carbuncles would work for the Fire/Light/Earth race, what do you say? My best idea for the Wind, Water, and Darkness was some race that inhabits underwater caves. Humans are Light and Darkness.
As for the magic, I was thinking that while most races can technically learn magic of any element, each race has a much easier time learning magic if the elements that primarily compose them, with humans being outliers in how they have an easier time learning elements besides Light and Darkness. I was also thinking that skilled mages could combine their elements. Any thoughts on this? I tried last thread before it died but didn’t get any bites.
For the races in my setting, they all were created as collaborative efforts, since the gods are each tied to a specific element, and without combining with the god another element, or even two elements, the best the gods could do is an elemental or a divine servant, with traces of the elements of the gods who didn’t directly contribute worked in because they use a base template (which lets the races interbreed, though the children almost always inherit the race of the mother), with some races having the two elements in rough balance, while in others one element is dominant over the other(s), representing which gods were most active in the process, the elements showing clear influence in the race's physiology and/or typical personalities. The elements are Light, Darkness, Fire, Earth, Water, and Wind. What are some ideas for what I can do for races here? I have the two-element races more or less figured out, like Elves being Light and Earth due to their long lives connection to nature, and ethereal looks that seem to glow, or Nagas being Water and Fire due to having some ties to both in the myths along with their snake parts giving them a liking for warm environments like volcanic tropical islands, so it's the three-element races I need help with, though I can't remember what I was doing for the Water and Earth race now that I think of it. For instance, a race for Light, Wind, and Darkness, someone else I asked suggested something wolf-based? I was thinking that the Wind, Water, and Darkness race might be something like Sirens, what do you think? Someone else suggested that a humanoid version of Carbuncles would work for the Fire/Light/Earth race, what do you say? My best idea for the Wind, Water, and Darkness was some race that inhabits underwater caves. Humans are Light and Darkness.
As for the magic, I was thinking that while most races can technically learn magic of any element, each race has a much easier time learning magic if the elements that primarily compose them, with humans being outliers in how they have an easier time learning elements besides Light and Darkness. I was also thinking that skilled mages could combine their elements. Any thoughts on this? I tried last thread before it died but didn’t get any bites.
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