The world of Amarath has long been ravaged by war, however in more recent years it is the elements of the world which have caused the most trouble.

There has been an organization on Amarath that has long studied the composition of the world and they are known as The Church of the Ten Elements, though they are not in fact a church.

The Church of the Ten Elements (CTE) is more akin to a large university, however due to the lack of gods on Amarath and the scale of the organization they have adopted the title of church. The CTE are dedicated to the study of the universe and its composition. They have ten separate wings of their organization each of which deals with one of the ten elements the world is comprised of.

The CTE believes that the essence of the world can be divided into ten distinct forms; Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Growth, Decay, Order, Chaos, Light and Darkness. Since the catastrophe that caused the Maelstrom they say that this belief has been proved correct, indeed the Maelstorms which spawn often produce effects related to one of those elements.

The Maelstrom and Maelstorms have produced a variety of effects in those that have come into close contact with them. Indeed certain races did not exist until recently and are now relatively commonplace in storm wracked areas.  There have been many reports of humanoid races developing new traits and features after they have come into close proximity to a Maelstorm.

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