The Great Four

Born from Light and Dark, the Great Four make up the body of the world that all the other gods have crafted their works upon. Simple and uncomplicated, they are the parents of the elementals and the grandparents of those that are born from the elements. Dwarf, Halfling, Gnome, Oread, Slyph, Suli-Jann, Orc, Ifrit and Undine, all are the descendants of the Great Four. Each God is a creature of dichotomy, creatures of dueling thoughts and concepts that make up the nature of the world.

Earth
Compassion and endurance are the gifts Earth gave to the world. They ability to survive and the will to do so. Earth is the only God that all of the siblings love, and is the only one that is constantly in contact with the others. Earth also asked to be the base for all the creations of mortalkind.

Fire
Both a creator and a destroyer, Fire is will, ambition and desire. The urge to explore, experience and do are only there because of Fire's presence. A troublemaker, Fire wasn't allowed to have a realm of its own, but was given the gift of spontaneous creation in exchange.

Air
Power and freedom, overwhelming might and a completely untouchable presence. Air is the power of storm and the freedom of thought. The least loving towards mortals, Air demanded a realm free from all but the most powerful mortals, as weakness offends its sensibilities.

Water
Reason and emotion, Water embodies both ferocious rages that blind you to reason and the deep foresight and patience of something utterly immortal. Rationality and passion. Emotion and reason. Water is controlling, and lets go of its subjects very rarely, demanding that each that would make their home in Waters world breathe it as opposed to Air.