Salni powers
The Salni of Wind are particularly strong in the areas of attack and agility magic, and only able to produce strong defense when in very large numbers. Some basic mean of attack for them is forming blades of swirling wing that can inflict deep jagged cuts. I lesser numbers they can only cause powerful blast of wind to no down or slow down an opponent. One attack that they are capable of, when in high numbers, is super compressing the air into solid bullet that once it penetrates the skin will depressurize and explode with devastating force. This skill must be use delicately as the more salni present and the more power put into it could make the blast far larger. that could leave devastating effects over a very large area. The defenses of the wind slain are not very strong in direct effect, so more often they use gusts of wind to deflect the attack/attacker in another direction, or even propel the one they are protecting out of the way or even into the air, out of reach. In desperate times they can make a shield of super compressed air that would be effective stopping what ever hits it. But if struck hard enough to shatter would explode and probably cause great injury to the one it protects and the attacker.
The earth salni excel in high defense and creating objects made from the minerals in the earth. The defenses they can provide can be extremely effective even when they are in slightly low numbers. They can cause the earth to produce thick walls of stone to block attacks, or even pull the defender underground, to block lesser attack they can make thick walls of vines grow front the earth, or physically bend the vegetation in the area to deflect attacks. The attacks they use are primarily preformed by sharp vines they cause to come out of the earth or manipulating the plants in the area to restrain or injure the attacker. The attacks of the earth salni are not very effective in that the target needs to be close to or on the ground, and that the speed of the attacks are not quite as fast as attack rendered by the other salni. One benefit to the earth salni is there ability to cause any sort of plant to grow instantly. Thus they can put together herbal antidotes that they can inject into the body thru use of thin hallow vines or create other natural chemicals, some even effective in battle.
The fire salni have very powerful area attacks and good defensive abilities that prevent the opponent from touching their target with out injuring themselves. The fire attacks they use are often in the form of burst of flame strait at the target or igniting the whole area in flames. Alone there attacks are pretty direct but when they team up with another salni the combinations can be quite unpredictable. They do not have any physical defensive abilities but they are still quite affective. By surround the one they are protecting in intense flames is one way of discouraging the attacker from even getting near their target, and in very high numbers they can produce such intense flame barriers that they incinerate even projectiles before they can hit their target.
The water salni have no good physical defenses, but they have some of the most destructive and hard to doge or predict attacks. Their primary mode of attack is forming blades of water spinning at deadly speeds in forms similar to buzz saws or large swords. Or by launching high powered blast of water at the target, some times in chaotic paths that are nearly impossible to predict, some times powerful enough, can cut strait through metal. But when the water salni get really angered they can seal the target in a sphere of water and force the water down the targets throat and into their lungs and body, ending either in drowning the target or causing it to bust open. (I don't use this one on people except twinks =P) The defenses of this salni are week though. The only thing that is really effective is deflecting the target or the targets weapon with gushing water. The water salni are also unique in that they can communicate telepathically or sooth a trouble mind with their some what limited psyonic abilities.
The lightning salni have excellent attacks that can not be dodged by some one with normal human speed. Deflection is the only solid way to avoid their lighting quick and deadly accurate attacks. It is good that they don't often provoke attacks, but are very quick to defense or avenge some one they care about using little discretion in force. The attacks they use are centered around using direct bolts of lightning to stun and some times kill their opponent. They also can form spheres of lighting, though slower than a dissect bolt they can chase a target down for an extended period of time and would cause immense pain on contact or, with strong enough, sudden heart failure. They have little in the way or worth while direct defense, so they tend to use techniques to temporarily paralyze the target or electrically charge their holstered weapon to prevent them from drawing it. Also they can manipulate magnetic fields to cause an attacker to loose aim with his blade. Or simply generate an electric field around the one they are protecting that will give and unpleasant surprise to one that touches the subject of the protection.
The Ice salni, though rarely seen getting involved in battles, have some exceptional defenses and environmental abilities to sway the course of battle. They can make incredibly hard walls of ice to deflect and block attack, particularly effective on projectile basic attacks. They can also surround the target in a prison of bitter cold to eventually bring them to the point of no longer being able to fight. The ice blade they form are sharp and menacing to touch, and when joined with the wind salni, they gain the speed necessary to may a very painful attack. Though should situation become desperate they will freeze the attacker solid, ending the fight the and there.
The salni of darkness have little to nothing in attack skills or direct physical defenses. The skill of the salni of darkness are centered around the distortion or elimination of light. They can distract an opponent my masking the essences of the one they are defending and making copy cat images, so that it would be difficult to figure out which target is real. They could just out right divert light around some one and make them invisible or make them look far more menacing then they are. In larger number they can even deaden the light in an area completely, Even blinding those who can see perfectly at night. They are more powerful when around dark creatures such as demons and vampires, and have a liking to fallow them just to feed off the empowering essence.
They Light Salni very strong in their powers of healing and manipulating organic structures. They have no way to hinder an opponent easily as they must be allowed into the body by their host, riding off the desires in the heart of the host. They can enter a body to help it perform in a high efficiently mode, or to work as lost blood until the body produces more. They can heal flesh wounds, sealing them shut is seconds, and even reattaching severed limbs if done soon enough. They can help heal broken bones a little faster and boost the host immune system to fight of diseases, or even fight of poison. They have ability involving sealing and blessing certain areas to restrict certain actions with in the area or certain creatures from entering. They can also repel vampires and other dark forces, as well as deflect dark spells and protect a defendant against a curse, though breaking one takes much more effort.
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