Thread: Difference between Elementals and Sprites (1.0 to 2.0)

Originally Posted by Zohar_Lahar

Given the appearance of the Elementals, what I really want to know is how they're related to SCH Eos/Selene arcanima.

Heeey! This old thread!

Since this thread died, we've learned a lot. There is a 12th Kindred for the Elementals, the game was just didn't say it in a way that made it clear that elementals are part of the Elementals, same as sprites, primals, and arcanima constructs. Aether is the building block of the corporeal world and there are ways that it can manifest as an apparent entity outside of biological processes, though they don't all qualify as what one might call alive in a spiritual sense. Sprites seem to just arise when there's a lot of aetherial energy in a place, and they have little discernible intelligence. The winged elementals, however, seem to be old and wise - though exactly what they are is mysterious. Are they just old sprites? Or did belief once shape them? Were they created by a past civilization? Who knows!

Primals are manifested through rituals involving crystals and prayer.

Carbuncles are temporary beings created using raw mathematics; arcane geometry outlines the shape and behavior of the construct created by the arcanist.

Egi are quite similar, but tap into primal essences the arcanist has overcome and can bend to their will.

Fairies are a unique twist on these creations, however. Instead of being summoned anew each time, the fairy's essence is bound to a scholar's soul crystal once created. Its memories, like the scholars, flow through the crystal. Therefore, unlike carbuncle, each fairy gains experience and develops a personality. If the crystal is passed to another scholar, so might the fairy.