Elementalism
Bend the will of the inanimate, become one with the dirt.
Even dust and ash have a purpose. Even mold breathes. The unseeing, unfeeling, unliving shapes of the Dream still contain the myriads of existences hidden in every pore of your mortal skin. This is why Fire burns.
Elemantalism allows the Artist to bend the elements around them to their will. As one of the five basic Movements of Aer, one may not learn it if their Arcane Signature is not attuned to it. When using this Movement, the Artist cannot create the elements they manipulate and must always use those in their immediate environment. Elementalism is a purely touch-based Movement : the Artist must physically make contact with the element they wish to manipulate.
The very concepts of "elements" is still very much debated amongst the scholars of the continent, as every surface can be bent through the use of this Movement. The accepted classification of what is considered an element here is mostly a way to make teaching of this discipline easier and more streamlined for large groups of students. In the smallest communities of the continent, where training in the Arts is usually done by a Master to a single disciple at a time, this classification is scraped entirely to let the student focus on their own sensibilities.
Depending on the focus of the Artist, they may develop diseases or physical and mental conditions due to prolonged exposure to this Art form. For example, an Elementalist focused on fire studies may become victim of chronic fever or constant dehydration. Water focused Elementalists can have trouble breathing when not regularly submerged in water or be particularly sensible to heat. These side effects worsen as usage of the Movement continues or becomes more frequent. To this day, there is no known way to reverse them. The Imperial Conclave of Arts and Arcanas classifies elements as such :
- Red Humor : the study of fire.
- Blue Humor : the study of water, ice, steam and blood.
- Green Humor : the study of dirt and wood.
- Brown Humor : the study of rocks, sand and metal.
- White Humor : the study of plants and mushrooms.