".... for the more imperfect spirits it (The Soul) thickens and becomes solid thus forming the objects found in the Corporeal World. If it is serving a higher (i.e. Divine ) Intelligence it shines with the brightness of the Celestial Spheres. This serves as a garb for the Angels of God."

Introduction It is important to re-emphasise the difference between the "Primal Spirits" on pages 105-108 of Revelations II: The Marches and these rules, designed for , concern the terrestrially bound True Elemental spirits which are stronger by far than their 'primal' brethren from the Ethereal. Even the weak willed fey elemental (small ‘e’) creatures of myth - the Nixies and Zephyrs; the Glims and Brownies... have extensive powers on the Corporeal in comparison to the Forces available to their Ethereal Equivalent. Elemental Powers that a whole platoon of Uriel's crack troops would be hard pressed to budge!

Most are apolitical and in hiding after Uriel's 'Crusade' but a few have chosen to work for one side or the other and reap the rewards and suffer the indignities of being bound up in the War.

From Aristotle to Dante (and beyond!): the World was defined by the Elemental Realms. Famously this world view was generally depicted as being arranged concentrically with the Earth drawn as a sphere by dangerously radical artists instead of the more conservative disk. About this Terra Firma the encompassing Ocean and surrounding both a shell of Air. Finally Fire starting at about the tropopause. That being the real reason returning space capsules get burnt up. NASA scientists with arcane gibberish concerning velocity shedding and plasma streams notwithstanding.

Elemental Generation: In the Rules suggested by Fludd and the of In Nomine XVIII -The Moon may be interpreted by the Player as a Water Elemental and XIX as a Salamander for obvious esoteric reasons.

Elementals in TA™ are treated exactly like pure Corporeals using their Corporeal Mimeses for all Actions and Tasks even if they are Tsunamis or Hurricanes at the Time! In an In Nomine Campaign Elementals are generally accompanied by two Guardian Doppelgangers each espousing their respective causes! But for reasons described in Celestial Politics (below) Elementals are better suited to shrugging these two nuisances off!

The Esoteric Mimesis appropriate to their Elemental Realm derived from the Table above additionally represents an attainable maximum for the Rules of Elemental Dominion (given below) but for the purposes of Character Development is reduced (Esoterically) to Three for newly generated AAs.
For Mundane purposes: Skills, Actions and other non-Esoteric functions, the four Corporeal Mimeses are otherwise unaffected and used in an unmodified manner when the Elemental is manifesting in a material Vessel appropriate to their Realm. Just as if it were a normal body. There will however be penalties depending on the size of this Vessel. Operating as a squall is a lot easier than as a Typhoon! (See Elemental Dominion Below)

As noted elsewhere inof In Nomine Elementals have enormous Esoteric powers and when using Grammarye appropriate to their Realm add their current Esoterically Modified Mimesis level to all aspects of the G/M. Additionally D/Ms are directed to be especially lenient when it comes to interpretation of Effects.

IN Elementals as PCs start with 9 Forces but must have at least 4 Ethereal forces and no more than 2 Celestial Forces (0, 10, 0 or a more balanced 3, 4, 2).
They may acquire relevant Servitor Attunements and use appropriate Corporeal and Ethereal Songs and Artifacts. They may not utilise Celestial Harmonies (or Infernal Stridencies) at higher levels than their Forces in the Celestial Realm. Their abilities in the Ethereal Realm are greater than on the Corporeal but it should be noted that these Elementals are Corporeal Spirits manifesting on the Ethereal rather than vice versa. Thus they use their Corporeal forces for all aspects of Elemental Dominion.

Classic Elementals are as firmly welded to the Corporeal as Mundanes. For purposes of Vessel creation their Essence Caches are located on the Corporeal Realm in secret out of the way places with semi-autonomous Elemental defences of enormous power.

Elemental Dominion: Each has absolute dominion and complete control over their appropriate Realm, manifesting in an available Material Host appropriate to the Element. Volcanos are a popular vehicle for Elementals as they exhibit the characteristics of all four Elements: Steam and Hot water Geysers, Gaseous eruptions, down to Earth Ash falls and Pyroclastic Explosions!

In general a True Elemental can manipulate and control as much material in cubic metres as 10 raised to the power of the number of the linked Esoteric Mimesis (IN: Corporeal Forces)

Thus by maximally flexing its Vigour a fully mature Water Elemental can manipulate 10 Giga tonnes (10¹⁰ ) of River, Lake, Ocean, Boiling hot Geyser. In Volume terms 10 Cubic Kilometres or 2.399127 Cubic Miles! Obviously in the form of Vapour this volume will be much larger. Such manipulations represent the extreme limits and equate in human terms to the maximum weight that can be dragged or pushed along a level surface. Clearly delicate manipulations of such extremes are out of the question. All Tasks in this maximal mode are treated as Dire (IN Very Very Tough +3) and reduced stepwise in Difficulty as the quantity of material is reduced exponentially.
Similarly Actions involving the use of their Element especially if the Elemental is animating a Vessel made of the Element are heavily penalised in Titan Mode. In this case the unmodified Mimesis (Characteristic) is used and a 1-10 point penalty imposed upon the Mimesis in question by the D/M; depending on the nature of the intended Action. Thus in the example given above the Water Elemental can perform miracles with a cubic metre of water! The Action and Task Differential (IN Check Digit) being interpreted Esoterically (Symphonically) by the D/M (GM)!

Typically Fire is the most deftly handled of the Realms and Earth Elementals make the best use of their unyielding substance by intelligent application of their Powers. Water Elementals are the most potent of their kind and the Aerial Spirits by far the most Sociable q.v. Shakespere's "The Tempest", Dee's accounts of his Summonings or the classic Jann of Arabian Folk Tales.

Mundane Vessels and (Humdrum) Roles
An Elemental is normally manifest in the material of its Realm. The range of its power being largely defined by the territorial boundaries set by other Elementals. Although all four Elements can co-exist in the same geographical location few chose to do so and indeed are generally immortal enemies to their opposite numbers. Volcanoes are particularly popular and generally a battlezone! Elementals may use the Vessel Creation Rules on Page 111 of Revelations II: The Marches. to create a Corporeal Vessel with medium sized animals and dwarven humanoids available to starting AAs. The Esoterically modified value of the appropriate Mimesis (initially set at three) restricts their size. As the AA acquires experience the D/M will allow the increase of this Modified Value until it reaches the maximum value set by the unmodified Mimesis appropriate to the Realm. Only by using Enhancements will AA's be able to manifest and manipulate 10¹⁴ tons of their Realm and will require Major Arcana and Esoteric means for higher values. Similarly as this Esoteric Mimesis increases the Elemental can insinuate themselves into human society and thus acquire a Role... although few choose to do so.

Celestial Politics
True Elementals are firmly bound to the Corporeal Realm and although they possess Celestial and Infernal Mimeses/Forces may not gain access to Heaven or Hell, being unable to pass beyond the Celestial Sphere Angelic or Demonic Guardians notwithstanding. They don’t even care for the current Ethereal Realm very much either. Being essentially traditionally minded beings prefer the "Talmudic Other Worlds" and other such Arcane Arenas.

Should an Elemental decide to Convert to one side or the other it is necessary for their Corporeal chains (and Forces) to be broken and their natures reworked into Angelic or Demonic form.
Most True Elementals would rather pass. Only the intervention of a major astral power and a willing Elemental will make the transition possible. And so there are some Elementals who have undergone this change and now serve in Heaven or Hell and reminisce of the days when they were free of such entanglements. Naturally they will have lost most of their original Elemental powers but will be slowly acquiring various Harmonies/Stridencies, Servitor Attunements and other such fripperies.

Salamanders and Sylphs are the most prone to this transition. Being half way there in the opinion of their more terro-centric brethren! And are quietly welcomed as such by Servitors of Blandine and Beleth. After a period of Apprenticeship with these two Superiors and a certain amount of reconstructive surgery; these beings generally find Roles with Gabriel and Belial in the case of Fire Elementals and Aerial Spirits with Valefor and Janus.
Most of the former being largely of a destructive nature have succumbed to the dark side and most of these are Servants of Belial though some serve the other Princes and even Asmodeus has been known to utilise them on occasion. The few Fire Elementals serving the forces of light serve Gabriel and all burn with the divine fire of God's Holy Might. Similarly the Sylphs mostly serve the Celestial City and generally are the fastest Ofanim in Creation!

Once in the form of reconstructed Angels or Demons they have access to the Celestial Harmonies and Stridencies of the Opposition and vice versa. However being an expert on the Song of Healing will not cut the ice for a Salamander wishing to advance in the service of Belial and as for Saminga? Well forget it!

In the final analysis the Elemental dilemma is simple:

• Either attempt to increase their Corporeal Forces and hence acquire Titanic abilities; simultaneously binding themselves more firmly to the Material Realm.
• Or cutting loose their bonds to raise (or lower) themselves to a more spiritual level!

Graces I : Thalia The Two and Twenty Levels of Salvation and Damnation (1.4MB) Graces II : Euphrosyne The Division of the Divine Graces III : Aglaia Dissonance, Imperfections and Angelic Vices; Assonance, Perfections and Demonic Virtues (0.7MB)