Elemental Beast

An Elemental Beast is an creature that has been infused with spiritual energy, either deliberately by a spiritualist or a possessing spirit, or by simple proximity to spirits over multiple generations. Elemental beasts tend to come in Fire, Earth, Air, or Water varieties, leading some to believe they also have some connection to Phanez.

Air Beasts
Not commonly encountered, Air Beasts are typically birds or Sky Rays, able to bend the winds to give themselves bursts of speed or harass their foes. Most Sky Ray 'flocks' are lead by an 'Air Sky Ray', better known as a Cloud Ray.

Earth Beasts
Earth Beasts are commonly encountered rocky versions of many terrestrial beasts. Their hides are particularly valued for their durability. Probably the most commonly encountered type.

Fire Beasts
Fire beasts tend to gather around volcanoes or thermal vents. They are known for their increased hostility and deadly fire-breathing potential.

Water Beasts
Water Beasts are often the source of sailor's stories. Able to manipulate currents that can waylay ships at sea. While normally peaceful they become Ice Beasts in the winter, who are crystalline and as hostile as Fire Beasts.

Primal Beasts
Sometimes considered 'dire beasts', but are not to be confused with Dire Wolves. While usually lacking elemental powers, Primal Beasts are titanic, exotic looking versions of their usual kin. They are often sentient and possess spiritual powers, having become the physical avatar of a returned Spirit.

The greatest of Primal Beasts are known as Ancients, creatures akin to Dragons and Kobolts that still remember the old world. They tend to live in secluded regions, often believed to be creatures of myth and legend.