Helium

Overview

Helium gas is mostly inert and useless for almost any application. It cannot interact with other elements, even through normal processes, and it does not generally interact with Mana either. helium can be charged with large amounts of mana, and nothing will happen to it. The charged mana will harmlessly dissipate into the surrounding air after a few seconds, making it terrible for mana storage.

The effect with Aether is a little different. Charging helium with aether will cause it to give off a yellow light and become denser than air. Helium can store aether for long periods of time, but other than this, helium can't be manipulated all that much.

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Ice Magic

One of the only uses for Helium is as a cryogenic catalyst for powering Ice Magic. An example is a Cone of Cold spell. Helium gas is conjured at a point where it then rapidly spreads out in force. this rapid expansion drastically lowers the temperature inside the affected area. Another example is conjuring Helium in liquid form, though that requires more skill and mana. The conjured Helium is extremely cold, and will freeze most things it touches, though it quickly vaporizes and disperses. The range of these cold spells in only around 5 meters.

There are more effective elements than helium for rapidly freezing objects, but due to the low conjuration and manipulation cost of Helium, an experienced mage could cast a cone of cold and continuously without ever actually draining their mana. Casting a Cone of Frost with liquid Nitrogen will last only 16 seconds, but it has a much longer range, and stays colder for longer.

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Manipulation Cost:
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2
Gas

<1 MP
<1 MP
Air
Ice

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Air Shields

Due to how Helium absorbs and harmlessly dissipates mana in the air, mages will use it as a sort of Air Shield in combat, casting a shell of dense helium around their bodies and keeping it in place with mana manipulation. While physical elements might be able to easily penetrate the shield, any mana manipulating these elements will be absorbed by the Helium, which often makes spells less effective or renders them completely useless. Any weaker magic effects tend to be stopped by the shield. This is considered an Air Magic spell.

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Chemical Elements

Topics
Chemical Elements	Beryllium Helium Hydrogen Lithium
Notable Compounds