As for the elves- this is how I've described it on the thread I posted in WorldBuilding on the boards-
Once upon a time, the ability to use all four elements was heartily abused in the long-ago wars of elven expansion. The gods decreed that that wasn't happening anymore, and that no one would ever be able to bend more than one element again- and further, that the elves would not bend at all. Nowadays, 'bending is considered a human magic, with the talent being found among other races usually indicating some human ancestry. But some factions- namely, a brash young elven prince whose star is rising behind the high walls of the elves' mysterious capital- think that the ability to not only regain their gods-stolen gifts, but to wield all four at once again can be recovered by delving into ancient secrets found beyond the current elven borders. His agents have broken the isolation in secret, and if he finds what he's looking for, all sorts of trouble may cut loose.
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Date: 2011-09-05 08:03 pm (UTC)Once upon a time, the ability to use all four elements was heartily abused in the long-ago wars of elven expansion. The gods decreed that that wasn't happening anymore, and that no one would ever be able to bend more than one element again- and further, that the elves would not bend at all. Nowadays, 'bending is considered a human magic, with the talent being found among other races usually indicating some human ancestry. But some factions- namely, a brash young elven prince whose star is rising behind the high walls of the elves' mysterious capital- think that the ability to not only regain their gods-stolen gifts, but to wield all four at once again can be recovered by delving into ancient secrets found beyond the current elven borders. His agents have broken the isolation in secret, and if he finds what he's looking for, all sorts of trouble may cut loose.