Cultural association with elements

This is a page surrounding the way law and media associate different elements with items, symbols, or colours.

Naming Traditions

Family names

The last name is usually a word to do with their element in one of the seven languages of the ancient Elemage tribes (Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Maori or Corsican) of the mage's heritage, for example, a Healing mage with Dutch ancestry might have the last name Helend (Helend is Dutch for medic) or a Ice mage with Corsican ancestry might have the last name Fretu (Fretu is Corsican for cold).

Other names

All babies are assigned a two-syllable first name in a month or younger, which is chosen by their parents or guardians. This usually doesn't have a correlation with their element, but it can. (For example, an Electricity Elemage could be named Raiden, which means powerful thunder, or a Magic mage could be Bruxo, which meaning wizard.

Culture

Shared customary codes and values

Stereotypes for elements:

• Fire: Easily angered, flirty, passionate
• Ice: Emotionally distant, smooth
• Water: Calm, quiet
• Wind: Extroverted, everchanging
• Nature: Sensitive, beautiful
• Earth: Stable, strong, stubborn, insensitive
• Electricity: Fast, negative, ignorant
• Dark: Evil, mean, edgy
• Light: Good, pure, kind
• Brain: Smart, serene, sad
• Body: Strong, dumb, insensitive
• Healing: Sensitive, smart
• Magic: Old, weak, smart
• Time: Slow, passionate, sad
• Space: Happy, passionate

Art & Architecture

When it comes to flags, clothing, and decoration, each element has a legal colour of recognition. These are:

• Fire: Dark red
• Ice: Light blue
• Water: Blue
• Wind: Grey
• Nature: Dark green
• Earth: Brown
• Electricity: Yellow
• Dark: Black
• Light: White
• Brain: Pink
• Body: Orange
• Healing: Light red
• Magic: Magenta
• Time: Light green
• Space: Violet

Common Customs, traditions and rituals

When it comes to flags, clothing, and decoration, each element has a legal symbol of recognition. These are:

• Fire: Flame
• Ice: Snowflake
• Water: Wave
• Wind: Gust
• Nature: Sapling
• Earth: Mountain
• Electricity: Bolt
• Dark: Shadow
• Light: Shine
• Brain: Cerebrum
• Body: Bicep
• Healing: Cross
• Magic: Wand
• Time: Clock
• Space: Portal

Common Myths and Legends

When it comes to flags, clothing, and decoration, each element has a legal animal and legal monster/creature of recognition. These are:

• Fire: Salamander and Phoenix
• Ice: Penguin and Yeti
• Water: Remora and Merfolk
• Wind: Eagle and Pegasus
• Nature: Frog and Nymph
• Earth: Rhino and Golem
• Electricity: Eel and Thunderbird
• Dark: Cat and Gargoyle
• Light: Dog and Unicorn
• Brain: Chimpanzee and Sphinx
• Body: Tiger and Dragon
• Healing: Snake and Caladrius
• Magic: Panda and Jinn
• Time: Koala and Fates
• Space: Rabbit and Leprechaun

Ideals

Beauty Ideals

Physical appearance stereotypes for elements:

• Fire: Ginger hair dark brown eyes
• Ice: Platinum blonde hair, baby blue eyes
• Water: Light brown hair, deep blue eyes
• Wind: Grey hair, grey eyes
• Nature: Brown hair, green eyes
• Earth: Dark brown hair, light brown eyes
• Electricity: Bold blonde hair, electric blue eyes
• Dark: Black hair, Black eyes
• Light: White hair, white eyes
• Brain: Black hair, pink eyes
• Body: Brown hair, orange eyes
• Healing: Blonde hair, sage green eyes
• Magic: Brown hair, blue eyes
• Time: Black hair, black eyes
• Space: Blonde hair, purple eyes

Gender Ideals

Historically, "cool" elements were stereotyped as better for males to have (like Fire, Dark, or Body) and "kind" elements were stereotyped as better for females to have (Like Water, Light, or Healing). This gender role died down centuries ago.

Relationship Ideals

Mages are usually expected to marry an Elemage of their own tribe, although this thinking is dying down.

Parent ethnicities

• Elemage