Earth



The Element of Carbon. Earth is about manipulating Carbon in its various forms. While this can be specifically attached to various rock and metal compounds it is not limited to this. Most of life is Carbon based and thus can be manipulated to an extent via Earth.

Origins
This Element comes from a very barren world named Erebus. Little life could be sustained on the planet due to the high temperatures and as a result there was no major sentient race that populated much of the planet. When Humans came to Erebus, they had already encountered the Air Element and so the idea that there could be other Elements was not a foreign idea.

When the firstborn came with Earth, it was still surprising as to the magnitude of how powerful such an Element could be as well as how unique it was. With Earth, Air, and Life, it was also easy to then gauge and predict most of the other Elements.

Basics
The Element of Earth is usually all about manipulating the structure of the geography about you, typically in the form of rocks and sand. Most Earth elementalists are going to use these to impale or impede a target while they then engage in melee combat.

As Earth is a bit sluggish of an Element to fight with, it tends to be a more heavy of a hit when it does strike and as such, a good mix of hand-to-hand combat is necessary with the Element.

Advanced
The more advanced methods of Earth manipulation are almost the opposite of the basics. This is where a lot of manipulation changes from mere rocks to metals instead. One can bend and stretch metals into various shapes which is actually useful for a wide variety of tasks besides just fighting.

In addition to this, Earth can also manipulate life to an extent even to the point of high levels of regeneration. The less sentience an organism has, the easier it is for Earth to manipulate and control it. Simple animals and plants are often the target of this, though if one is pretty adept they can control stronger and greater life forms. This is also not limited to the animal and plant kingdom, but also fungus, bacteria, and protozoan as well making it very dangerous in biological warfare.

Deity
Armas, The God of Steel is the current known deity for Earth. He is named as such for his fabled Orichalcum manipulation ability, which despite Orichalcum being an Element reflecting metal he is capable of bending and modifying it with his Earth Element.