Four elements

The alchemical symbols for the four classical elements
Four elements
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Alternative name(s) Classical elements
Magic Yes

The four elements, the Elements or classical elements are four physical forces of nature from which a great amount of magic draws from, consisting of fire, water, earth and wind or air. The elements are an integral part of magic, with several spells being derived from them. In Antiquity, when Atlantis was still on the surface of the Atlantic Sea, magic was much more simple and all rotated around the four forces of nature known as the elements. Wizards and witches studied and dedicated themselves to manipulating one, if not all, believing by doing so would bring them great power. But it was impossible and the elements turned against the mm and sank Atlantis to the bottom of the sea.

Each of the four elements exist in a physical form separately from one another and used to be secretly hidden in four ornate chests inside of the four concrete statues known as "the Four Corners of the World" displayed out in front of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House. The element of earth exist as a handful of dirt, fire as flames that do not burn tge skin, water as a small amount of seawater, and wind as a collection of air. Combining all the four elements together in a cauldron, adding four drops of the Midas Elixir to the mixture and speaking an ancient, unknown incantation produces a magic potion that bestows upon its drinker the Sorcerer's Secret and imbuing them with the very elements, giving them full control over them amonf other special powers.

Although they do not control any of the four elements, certain objects, for example specific wands, draw upon one of the elements for power.

It is possible for Wizardry to learn to control the elements themselves and manipulate them, however it is hard as well as dangerous with the possibility of the elements themselves turning on the wizard or witch, such that happened when Atlantis sunk. Each of the four elements exist physically and separately in the world, in four secret locations, each one in one of the four corners of the world. The Secret Society of Seven Sorcerers were actively searching for the location of the four elements until Lord Alex located them, stole them from the Four Corners statues and used them in a brew that gave him power over them.

The classical elements are an integral part of alchemy, having been studied by alchemists for centuries. It was also alchemists who hid the elements in their four separate locations in the four corners of the world thousands of years ago due to their dangerous and tempting nature. The way the elements tempts Wizardry has caused them to be referred to as the "forbidden fruit" for Wizardry.

The four elements each have an alchemical symbol. For wind is a bisected by a horizontal line. For earth is an upside-down triangle bisected by a horizontal line. For fire is a triangle. For water is an upside-down triangle. Each of these four symbols were present in the study of Professor Coppernicus's tower, floating from the ceiling in a perfect circular rotation above a moving geocentric model of the solar system.