So heating something -> adding energy
Cooling something -> removing energy
So then we have our elements
Let’s start with water
Water has a high specific heat capacity
Meaning it takes a lot of energy to heat up and retains heat pretty decently
(Part of why I made water an element of symbolic consistency)
So a water gem can heat/cool water to a certain extent
They can freeze it, and they can make it warmer
However, it would be a lot less effort to freeze room temperature water than it would be to boil it
Because you’re taking away comparatively less energy than you’d be adding to boil it, and you also have to ADD energy
So if you want to boil more than like, a teacup of water, you’ll have a hard time
On to air!
Air has a much lower specific heat capacity and is far less dense
It’s easier to move, it’s easier to heat and cool
However it can’t take on solid properties
Because freezing air is WAY beyond anyone’s capability, lol
You can move air around, heat and cool it more easily than water
Questions for air
So you can't make it solid as that would take a ton of power
But if you pair it with earths metal squishing capabilities can you add to that force?
Take something deadly and add a push to it?
Also am I right in thinking that the heating and cooling would be like Arizona wind and then like....Alaska wind?
Yeah basically
Although the amount you change temperature from the original temp matters in regards to how much energy it takes
if you have hot air to start with it will be harder to cool
also, please clarify your first question
I mean, I think one could, like with a launched arrow projectile type thing - maybe shape the air around it to alter the course of its flight?
If that's what you're asking
So earth can allow for taking solid metal and changing it from flat to dented
If you add air to it at the right speed can you take a slight dent and make it worse?
Like adding air pressure behind a hammer essentially
I'm asking more like can you combine your two element capabilities
i'm gonna say no to that particular scenario
however combining is a thing that can totally happen
my reasoning is that it would take massive wind force to move a hammer. like, beyond hurricane force
and that's beyond even drakken capability
however
if you were to like, shoot an arrow or throw something you could alter the air currents around it to help it reach its mark
although remember that everyone has a sphere of influence, so to speak
if you're making a 3km snipe shot, your air ain't gonna help past like, 20 metres
thanks for bringing that up though because weight matters
think of it this way: if it can be blown around on a strong windy day, you can blow it around with air magic
another thing you could do is like, buffet your opponent around a little
say he has a big shield, maybe blow it away from where you're aiming
if he's on a cliff, blow him off of it
if he has weak footing anyway, or is off balance
Which brings me to more air only question
Could it be fast enough and or concentrated enough
To rip clothes
i'm gonna say no to ripping because strong wind won't tear cloth
it'll wear it down over time (let me get to thaaat)
nobody is making hurricanes, i'm afraid
but like, if you REALLY wanted to blow a limb off that tree, you could probably do it if you tried hard enough
however you could totally blow their clothes AROUND
so like, maybe blow his cloak around him and get him tangled up
if you have any more specific things you're wondering if you can do, just PM me and i'll work it out
What I'm getting is air is like a support element
not necessarily
Air is arguably one of the most versatile
depends how you use it
oh yeah totally
that's why it's attached to liberty
ON TO EARTH
so earth is a little tricky
and i think i'm gonna make an executive decision here
and say that earth encompasses plants for gems only
reasoning being that the gems are more connected to Vivari, earth goddess and mother of all, who is basically mother nature
i may also say that because of this, gems have more affinity for plants and less for "earth bending" and drakken the opposite
i feel it's thematically appropriate and fits with the lore, yell at me if you disagree
this earth concept is now new to me so @Ellion @WeepingLiberty make sure you look this over so i don't fuck up ya plans
anyway
these are your earth benders
now, earth stuff is actually easier to heat and cool than water believe it or not
that being said, no you can't make lava
that's such an absurdly high temperature that i can't justify it
team up with fire or something if you want lava, and be prepared to work
you can move earth around (throw rocks, make the footing uneven, etc)
you can shape it to some degree, taking into account the malleability of the particular type of earth
example, metal will be easier to bend than marble
because marble doesn't bend, it breaks
Does it include metal or not, someone mentioned that above?
Awesome I can have elaborate swords >:D
yeah i imagine the most successful drakken blacksmiths being earth/fire dudes
i'm gonna say you can heat up metal to the point of being uncomfortably hot, and cool it to the point that it becomes somewhat brittle
i don't think you can shatter your opponent's sword, but you could totally put some chips into it
now earth is kind of hard because while we've had earth people in the past, we never really got to a point where anyone used it
so i have less of a reference
one thing is that an earth gem will definitely draw comfort and solidarity from the earth
aka "being grounded"
they have a little earth bending but not as much as the drakken
but like, if you want to move some dirt or sand around, i won't stop you
as for plants, i see them kinda coaxing them to grow and feeling connected to them
i'm less certain about this stuff though
like, i don't know about shooting vines from your fingers but i don't want to underpower the earth girls either
alright home stretch
fire
okay!
fire is pretty much the same for gems and drakken, aside from maybe some cultural norms/feelings toward it
you can create fire, you can extinguish fire
you can heat things up, but you can't cool them down
so like, we had fire drakken heating up dresses on gems in one iteration
that would be all about control
aka heating something but not burning it would be a thing you'd need to get the hang of
for this reason also, i know that other people can heat things too but i'm gonna say that nobody except fire people are allowed to heat to flash point
seeing as the flash point for most things is super high without a spark
fire people can do that though
i'm gonna say a hard no on like, cold, "burning bush" fire that doesn't burn things because it doesn't make sense
however with practice you can create fire of relatively hot or cold temp if you want
basically fire bending
That would take a lot and depend on the color of the flame
ye, takes practice
but since fire is already so hot i'll allow people to make hot flames depending on their skill level
if you have anything you're not sure about PM me
now here's where we make the distinguishing between fire and lightning
fire and lightning are actually two very different chemical processes, which is why fire people can't have lightning
fire happens when electrons have enough energy added to them to jump up a few orbits into an excited state
then they release their extra energy and jump back down, releasing a photon of light
thus, fire
lightning and electricity is basically electron transfer between charged particles
imagine those newtons cradles where the balls bounce off each other
it's that, but electrons
very different process
in case anyone thought that putting lightning off the table was unfair
as well, in order to control your element, you need a degree of understanding of it
fire, earth, water and air are understood at a basic level in this point in technology
but the process that creates lightning is not
hence why it can't be created nature's way
even if air and water people got together to try and make a mini thundercloud, they have no way of knowing that warm air and friction creates lightning so they couldn't do it
