Encyclopaedia Arcane: Elementalism - Primordial Force (d20)
Common arcane lore divides physical existence in four basic elements: Air¸ Earth¸ Fire and Water. By manipulating these elements¸ arcane spellcasters create some of the most spectacular effects of magic¸ raising walls of stone around them or raining fiery death upon their enemies. Unlike druids¸ who control nature's resources out of a pact of mutual respect¸ wizards and sorcerers master the raw elemental forces without permission and¸ most of the times¸ even without acknowledgement. By blowing creatures away or breathing underwater¸ all arcane spellcasters are elementalists in a way. Their knowledge¸ however¸ is limited to the strictly defined effects of spells they learn from the eight schools of magic. Beyond that basic knowledge¸ there are those who dare to further their understanding of elemental forces¸ eschewing their progress in the general arcane arts to walk the Four Elemental Ways and gaining power over the building blocks of the universe.