One notable sub-set of the demonic realms are the elemental planes, but they, too, elude most attempts to classify them. Each embodies the essence of one of the elements from which the universe is constructed, but here’s the rub: nobody agrees on which elements compose the universe, and every competing theory seems to be equally correct, at least to the extent that there’s a universe somewhere from which “elemental” demons can be summoned. Threadbare old standbys like Fire Elementals and Water Elementals reflect the quaternary Earth/Air/Fire/Water scheme most wizards know but make light of, but more avant garde casters subscribing to (for example) Hyrion’s theory that the entire universe is composed of just two elements (Noise and Stink – the result of an epiphany while babysitting his sister’s triplets) can summon those elementals, too. With hundreds of competing theories, ranging from the prosaic to the truly abstract, the possibilities are a little unsettling. Just an autumn ago, a clutch of Indifference Elementals did unspeakable damage to the Sindran freeport of Zyrias (small comfort that no one in Zyrias really cared).
Convo over on another social put me happily in mind of this passage from Uresia: Grave of Heaven (one of my books from years ago). 😆
Hammondal: Light of the Candle Islands won't have this particular detail, but it definitely continues this attitude.
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