Elemental Abilities and Ranks
Elemental abilities are inherited from native bloodlines in the Gates. These abilities use telekinesis as a base.
Each Gate has a ranking system for its elementalists. The most basic rank is always some form of telekinetic ability. The next rank up is manipulation of a simplified form of the element (for water, that would be vapor/mist). The next step up is manipulation of the element itself. The most advanced rank is that at which the elementalist can manipulate more complex forms of the element (for fire, that would be magma/lava). Each step up requires more stamina and control.
As intensity increases, attacks use more energy, and prolonged exposure to the elements also can cause injury (such as burns/overheating for fire elementalists or frostbite/hypothermia for water elementalists).
