Dated back to nearly the beginning of time, these creatures are said to have been born straight from their rightful nature. Truthfully, it was the horseman Famine who carved the four of them straight out of the earth, gifted them with their abilities, and sent them onward to "bless" the planet with their gifts -- fire, water, air, and earth. Tunnel-visioned with their purpose, these seemingly benevolent beings see the world in literal black and white, color only brought in their lives the moment they are conducting their magics. They do not know evil. They do not know good. They only seek to bend and control what is theirs, and there is little that can be done to stop them.
SKILLS + SPECIAL ABILITIES:
Glow: Though they appear human, when using their powers, the skin of an elemental will glow and churn like water beneath the surface. Fire presents red, water presents blue, air presents purple, and earth presents green.
Elements: An elemental can harness their token ability at will as long as they are near it. They cannot conjure it out of thin air, but it only takes a minimal amount to get them started. Meaning, a fire elemental cannot produce flames on their own, but light a match in front of them, and they can create something as large as a forest fire/massive explosion.
Opposing element: The only way to trap an elemental is to overwhelm it with the opposing element. Fire can be smothered by water, water can be trapped by stone/dirt, air can be suffocated by heat/fire, and earth can be consumed by air (think tornadoes).
Elementals, by nature, have no natural lifespan. However, as mentioned in their weaknesses, overwhelm them with too much of the opposing element, and they can easily be killed.
HOW TO BECOME AN ELEMENTAL:
Versions of elementals have been created by C.R.E.E.P. using synthesized DNA and months of experimentation in the lab, but it's nothing compared to the real thing. A true elemental cannot be created, but born of the bloodline of an already existing creature. They can breed with either each other or with humans to procreate full-blooded beings.