Secondary element
The secondary elements are formed by the mixture of two of the four elements of Inner Sea elementalism: air, earth, fire, and water. Such secondary elements include:
- ice: combining air and water
- lightning: combining air and, possibly, fire
- mud: combining earth and water
- magma: combining earth and fire
The mixing of elements is seen, for example, to occur at the borders between the Elemental Planes. At these planar borders, elemental creatures and outsiders might also be created from these secondary elements.1
Elements also form at the borders between the Elemental Planes and other adjacent planes:
- aether, or pure force: combining elements with the Ethereal Plane.23 Aether can predominantly be found in Ustalav's Furrows, Tian Xia's Valashmai Jungle, Nar-Voth's Court of Ether, and the Mana Wastes,4 and is the magical force behind telekinesis.5
- metal6: Keepsaked by earth elemental lord
- void: combining elements with the Negative Energy Plane75
- wood: combining elements with the First World8
The lost Elemental Planes of Metal and Wood recently returned, leading to recognition of metal and wood as primary elements rather than secondary elements.9
References
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- ↑ Tim Akers, Judy Bauer, Jim Groves, Chris Lites, Dale C. McCoy, Jr., and Cassidy Werner. (2014). Blood of the Elements, p. 4. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-654-6
- ↑ Jason Bulmahn et al. (2015). Occult Adventures, p. 14. Paizo Inc.
- ↑ Robert Brookes, Ben McFarland, Jason Nelson, and Mark Seifter. (2015). Occult Origins, p. 2. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-785-7
- ↑ Robert Brookes, Thurston Hillman, Brandon Hodge, Thomas M. Reid, and Mark Seifter. (2015). Occult Realms, p. 8. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-794-9
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Logan Bonner, Sen H.H.S., Jessica Redekop, et al. (2023). Rage of Elements, p. 7. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-527-4
- ↑ John Compton, Eleanor Ferron, Mikko Kallio, Jason Keeley, Isabelle Lee, and Christopher Wasko. (2017). Elemental Master's Handbook, p. 2. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-965-3
- ↑ Robert Brookes, Ben McFarland, Jason Nelson, and Mark Seifter. (2015). Occult Origins, p. 6. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-785-7
- ↑ Robert Brookes, Ben McFarland, Jason Nelson, and Mark Seifter. (2015). Occult Origins, p. 8. Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-60125-785-7
- ↑ Logan Bonner, Sen H.H.S., Jessica Redekop, et al. (2023). Rage of Elements, Paizo Inc. ISBN 978-1-64078-527-4