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Elemental kings

The four kings of the elements — the rulers of the gnomes, undines, sylphs and salamanders.

4 beings · every one has its own entry page

Ghob 🜃 Earth North

EarthNorthGnomesFoundation

Office

King of the gnomes and ruler of earth in the north: the mineral kingdom, mines and buried treasure, foundations, boundaries and land, the frame of the body, and the dead beneath the earth.

Appearance

The gnome king: a small, stocky, bearded figure of earth, heavy and close to the ground, sometimes shown as an ancient man rather than a dwarf. The portraits are conventional illustrations of a type, and no early text fixes his form.

In practice

Grounding, Prosperity, Land Work, Foundation, Burial, Mineral Magic, Boundaries, Ancestor Work

Paralda 🜁 Air East

AirEastSylphsBreath

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Office

King of the sylphs and ruler of air in the east: winds and weather, speech and messages, intellect, inspiration and the breath that carries a working.

Appearance

The sylph king: a tall, grave figure of air, robed in cloud or wind, sometimes winged and sometimes an old man with a long beard riding the weather. The portraits are conventional, and no early text fixes his form.

In practice

Communication, Inspiration, Breathwork, Wind Magic, Clarity, Travel, Teaching

Djin 🜂 Fire South

FireSouthSalamandersFlame

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Office

King of the salamanders and ruler of fire in the south: flame, heat and the forge, martial energy and will, and every transformation worked by burning.

Appearance

The salamander king: a figure of living flame, shown variously as a serpent of fire, a burning warrior, or a lion-maned shape. The portraits are conventional and conflict with one another, and no early text fixes his form.

In practice

Courage, Will, Transformation, Forge Magic, Protection, Passion, Energy

Nicksa 🜄 Water West

WaterWestUndinesTides

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Office

King of the undines and ruler of water in the west: seas, rivers, rain and tides, emotion, dream and scrying, and the healing that comes through water.

Appearance

The undine king: a crowned water figure rising from sea or river, shown variously as a merman, or as a beautiful youth or woman with a fish's tail. The portraits are conventional and conflict with one another, and no early text fixes his form.

In practice

Dream Work, Scrying, Emotion, Healing, Purification, Love, Rain Magic

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6 collections, 847 entries. Every one of them is in the index, where each entry has its own page and shows what it points at and what points back at it.