INTRODUCTION
Magic and Elements
All objects on Salus are made of magic, even Normal objects. Humans and anthros are as well.
Everyone is born/hatched/created with an element. It can be random, but it is heavily influenced by the object species and the elements of the parents. An object’s element has no effect on them unless they are enhanced with Lunar Energy. It is also very rare for an object to be born or hatched more than one element, however, an additional element can be gained by Magicians through training.
There are 20 basic magical elements. A monster object's element can also influence their associated animal.
Advanced Elements are special forms of magic that you cannot be born with and can only be achieved by Magicians through Magician's Training. It is also theorized that Lunarians can be born or hatched with an advanced element, however, due to their close proximity to the moons.
Advanced elements are not effected by moon phases, unlike the basic elements.
There are eight advanced magical elements.
LUNAR ENERGY
Lunar Energy is given to an object on their day of birth/hatching/creation. The level of Lunar Energy they receive depends on how many full moons are in the sky at the time, and affects their thaumaturgical abilities.
Baseline Level: No Full Moons
No effect.
Level 1: One Full Moon
Objects will feel a spiritual connection to anything associated with their element.
Level 2: Two Full Moons
Objects will heal faster and more effectively if they are near anything associated with their element.
Level 3: Three Full Moons
Objects will be able to harness their element and will be granted elemental super powers.
Level 4: Four Full Moons
DATA EXPUNGED
Level 5:
Apotheosis
And finally, the supposed 21st basic element is called Anti.
People are only born/hatched with the Anti element if it's underneath a new moon. They are stripped of their true element and given the Anti element instead. Leviathans, Abyssals, and Subterraneans also get the Anti element by default, as they are too far away from the moons to get their magic.
One level up from advanced elements are the mythic elements, which are reserved entirely for gods. It should be impossible for anyone to train to achieve these elements, let alone be hatched or born with them. These elements exist entirely for folklore reasons.
There are eight mythic magical elements.
Moon Gods
Sun Gods
Star Gods
If there is any full moon at the same time as the new moon, they cancel out, and the person is given baseline level lunar magic, and they keep their true element. It's like addition and subtraction, any new moon in the sky with the full moons will bring down a person's lunar energy down by one level at their birth/hatching. The presence of new moons lets the lunar energy system go into the negatives.
However, the nature of the Anti element is almost entirely unknown. Theories include being immune to magic, being immune to the invoking of the Black Moon, or perhaps it lets them steal magic from others, or just snuff it out entirely.
Level -1: One New Moon
Level -2: Two New Moons
Level -3: Three New Moons
Level -4: Four New Moons
Eclipses also grant a unique type of Lunar Energy to objects, which creates Tsukumogami.