The powers seemed to originate from the Immortals, the old servants of the gods, though no-one has been able to determine how or why these people have gained the powers.
It is said however, that if someone can convince the wielder to give the power freely, then that someone can gain the power. Also, if someone kills the wielder, then that someone will gain the power. Irid Ironbreath is rumored to have been killed, but no-one has risen to take her place, so this last fact has been thrown into doubt.
Here are the known Eight.
Fire - Rumoured to be King Aganazer.
Earth - Drugar StoneBeard
Male Dwarf. A hero among the dwarves, both he and the dwarves think he has been blessed by Dorfl. He helps defend the Araubarak stronghold.
Air - Sheema WindLass
Female Elf. A wanderer, and storyteller, she seeks to see all there is to see, and tell others of what is out there.
Water - Lee WaveCrest
Female Human. A sailor, and merchant, she rides the seas, using her powers to defeat those who prey on ships. Mother of Arabella Xavier, Princess of Jerlair. Rumoured to be Dead.
Life - Krystal LifeBringer
Female Gnome. Cleric of Cadderly. A good person, she travels from village to village, curing people of their ills.
Death - Unknown
Metal - Unknown
Nature - Happy OakTiger
Male halfling. Travels trying to protect nature. Is hesitant in using powers to kill.
Mark BrightFlame � Fire
Male Human. Mark was the second son of a rather powerful noble in Jerlair. However, his father had earned some unsavory enemies in his pursuit of the law, who decided that the entire family should be killed. So, in a carefully carried out arson, they burnt the entire estate and everyone inside to the ground. Except for Mark, who escaped unscathed. Rather than just go out hunting for those who had killed his family, Mark helped the local guard discover who did it, and watched them punished. Mark was a cheerful guy who thought he was doing the right thing.
He perished making sure that Castle Darknight did not fall into the hands of Warlord Deathbourne.
Shale DeathReaper � Death
Male Half-orc. His mother was raped by an orc, he spent most of his life being taunted for his heritage. However, after his mother's murder at the hands of bandits, Shale lost all control. He began trying to kill the bandits, but was almost killed because of his inexperience. However, as he was about to die, he seemed to talk to someone. Then he came back, and his very look could kill. Within seconds all the bandits were dead. However, this was not enough, and Shale went in search of more wrongdoers to kill. He was captured at great cost after he slaughtered an entire village because they turned him away. Hell bent on death, he was kept magically detained in a prison in Merkon.
He was killed by an unknown asailant who had broken into the prison.
Vakor IV, King of Kahar - Fire
After killing the leader of an uprising in the Duchy of Falshire, Vakor gained the Power of Fire. He was able to gain it because its wielder had not had the time to learn to use it properly. Vakor fell before he could use it properly.
Irid IronBreath - Metal
Female Half-elf. Rumored to have been killed, but found to have been alive and well, she continued her life as a mercenary. She was later killed by an unknown assailant.