Just out of pure curiosity, does this means your elements relate more to the five chinese elements? The basic principles of them is that everything is made of them, in smaller of bigger parts, and that humans and other living beings can only thrive in a state of balance. Like, in this manner your system seems very similar, a sword is made of dreamstuff, it has creation to make the body, destruction in it's principles, brings courage to the wielder and fear to the enemies, both bliss and sorrow in memories... All in all, some take bigger parts, others smaller ones, but all are needed to make it.
Am I somwhat correct? Really curious about this... And a lot of other things form your lore, to be honest xD
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Tobias 1104~4Y
I don't know anything about the Chinese elements, so there's been no deliberate attempt to mimic how they work! That's interesting though, if you see connections there.
I wouldn't say that all elements are used in everything in this setting; if anything they're comparable to the real elements on the periodic table, which all things are made up of, but not every thing contains them all. I suppose things would be 'of an element' if they're made up primarily of that element, whereas anything made up of a mix would register as 'non-elemental'? So a standard sword probably would contain all of them!
And it's good sign for what I'm doing with the lore if you're interested in finding out more about it!
Am I somwhat correct? Really curious about this... And a lot of other things form your lore, to be honest xD
I wouldn't say that all elements are used in everything in this setting; if anything they're comparable to the real elements on the periodic table, which all things are made up of, but not every thing contains them all. I suppose things would be 'of an element' if they're made up primarily of that element, whereas anything made up of a mix would register as 'non-elemental'? So a standard sword probably would contain all of them!
And it's good sign for what I'm doing with the lore if you're interested in finding out more about it!