IPCA Employee
Handbook Section 3.1.9
Elementals
Level Six
Ancient Origins, Separate Evolution, Various Forms
Immortality:
Insofar as such things can be considered alive, yes
Breeding: No
breeding threat
Types: Earth
(gnomes), Water (nymphs, ondines, etc), Air (sylphs*), Fire (salamanders**)
*Visual confirmation has never been successfully achieved
**Fire salamander birth from flames has yet to be witnessed
Myths:
Personification of various types of elementals; no known extensive
human-elemental interaction. Little is known of origin or types. Though IPCA
officially recognizes these four elementals, their existence (with the
exception of gnomes and a few localized nymphs) is not proven. Additionally,
some feel faeries are classified as elementals under “spirit.” (See Appendices:
Elementals, Discussion of, 89.745.)
Facts: Few
undisputed facts about elementals. Please see further information on Gnomes and
Salamanders, as well as supplemental pamphlets “My Time with Ondine” and
“Digging for Gnomes” (both pre-dating IPCA, from APCA).
Dangers: Unknown.
Information
contributed by Evelyn age 15 (please
see Appendices Catalog, Section 7, for details on glamour-piercing abilities),
transcribed from the original audio:
Elementals? Like, what do you mean? [interviewer unintelligible]
Oh. Yeah, I don’t really want to talk about elementals. Do you know what they
had me do when I was thirteen? I had to sit on the banks of this river in
Greece for THREE WEEKS just staring at the water trying to see something! Do
you have any idea how boring it is trying to see a nymph? They tell me a trip
to Greece, and then that’s all I do. It sucked. So when they asked me to sit on
a mountainside for a couple of weeks staring at the air—the bleeping
AIR—looking for evidence of a sylph I faked sick. Don’t sigh like that, Raquel.
You would have, too. As far as salamanders, I asked for one for Christmas last
year. Still waiting.
Artist rendering of
Evelyn’s Salamander description:
How cool is that? I personally would love a salamander as well!
Make sure you follow the rest of the tour to find out more about the creatures in Evie's world. The next tour stop will be over at Good Books and Good Wine on Friday, September 23.
I really love Paranormalcy (my review) and Supernaturally (my review) and I love the background information we are getting with this tour!
And here's a bit more about the book in case you haven't heard anything about it.
(Paranormalcy #2)
Evie finally has the normal life she’s always longed for. But she’s shocked to discover that being ordinary can be . . . kind of boring. Just when Evie starts to long for her days at the International Paranormal Containment Agency, she’s given a chance to work for them again. Desperate for a break from all the normalcy, she agrees.
But as one disastrous mission leads to another, Evie starts to wonder if she made the right choice. And when Evie’s faerie ex-boyfriend Reth appears with devastating revelations about her past, she discovers that there’s a battle brewing between the faerie courts that could throw the whole supernatural world into chaos. The prize in question? Evie herself.
So much for normal.
Kiersten White
Kiersten White is the NYT Bestselling author of Paranormalcy. She has one tall husband and two small children and lives near the ocean, where her life is perfectly normal. This abundance of normal led her to a fascination with all things paranormal, including but not limited to vampires, faeries, and pop culture. Visit her at http://kierstenwhite.com.
Kiersten White is also going on a physical tour where you can meet her in person. To learn more about the tour, where she is visiting and who she's traveling with visit here.
Paranormalcy and Supernaturally are in stores now! I highly recommend you go pick up a copy!
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