Elemental Nature

When a living thing is conceived, its personality, demeanor, outlook, or nature is highly dependent on the Natural Planes that the Pneuma has passed through, and the intensity of the Pneuma. Philosophers at The College of Altruis have managed to create a chart to predict this flow, and have also identified the traits that each Plane imparts. One's Pneuma doesn't not definitively define one's personality, upbringing and environment is equally as important, but it does retain a strong influence.
There are four 'Pure' elemental planes that can either have an effect on their own, or when mixed with the others, and there is a Null place, which imparts no effect of its own, but diminishes the effect that the other planes have, or blocks it entirely if on its own. By far the most common occurrance is for there to be no influence from a Natural Plane at all.

Element	Character
None	No elemental influence
Earth	Empathic and friendly, grounded and down-to-earth
Water	Reliable, trustworthy, willing to please
Air	Active, eager and unwilling to remain in place or focused
Mud	Slow and steady, stubborn and steadfast
Fire	Creative, artistic, constantly needing to make and design
Dust	Traditional, conservative, sticks to tried and tested
Shadow	'Dark souled', often perceived as unreliable and untrustworthy
Lava	Relentless, persistent and full of stamina
Storm	Temperamental, hot headed, emotional
Steam	Passionate, throws their whole into something
Sand	Fickle, indecisive, easily influenced
Smoke	Changeable, open to new ideas, adaptable
Clay	Protective, defensive, cautious, slow to trust
Volcano	Abrupt, unpredictable, unstoppable once committed
Lightning	Judgemental, quick to decide, rarely lingers on something
Light	Full souled. hypothetical character, not yet seen

As well as these Elemental combinations, the ebb and flow of Pneuma determines the strength of a person's affliation to their elemental influence. When the flow is strong, then a person is said to be 'Bright' in their influence, and when the flow is weak, then a person is said to be 'Dark'. The greatest magic users have been those with Bright influences, and those who are Dark tend to be resistant to magic.
It was realised not long after the discovery of the patterns that the flow of Pneuma follows, that if this information was widely known, then birthrates would be affected, with parents wishing for their children to be born under beneficial influences, and avoiding Dark years.

Type

Natural