Creating/equating races to 5 Chinese elements?

Flyndaran · 11-03-2016, 01:05 AM

I got this idea from reading Thaumatology: Chinese Elemental Powers.

I've got the reptilian "salamanders" as touched with Fire,
Mermaids obviously with Water,
For Wood/Plant I decided to have two, Tree-Elves and Grass-Humans. I justified it as animals naturally accepting another life element more than the others.

But how could I differentiate Earth from Metal peoples? Even after rereading and looking up mythology they still seem way too similar. Any help with separating them would be appreciated.

11-03-2016, 01:05 AM	#1
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Creating/equating races to 5 Chinese elements? I got this idea from reading Thaumatology: Chinese Elemental Powers. I've got the reptilian "salamanders" as touched with Fire, Mermaids obviously with Water, For Wood/Plant I decided to have two, Tree-Elves and Grass-Humans. I justified it as animals naturally accepting another life element more than the others. But how could I differentiate Earth from Metal peoples? Even after rereading and looking up mythology they still seem way too similar. Any help with separating them would be appreciated. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.