Essences & Permutations-A Treatise of the Six Elements  

This is found by examining the ??? next to Hetzkin in Gridania.

A cursory examination reveals that the volume is comprised of four chapters dealing with the elements and creation.

Chapter I

The Six Nativities & Myriad Creation

The spark of Lightning ignites when it strikes, and thus Fire is born.

The heat of Fire renders to ash all that it touches, and thus Earth is born.

The density of Earth shuns Sun and harbors cold, and thus Ice is born.

The armor of Ice melts away, and thus Water is born.

The moistness of Water mists and rises, and thus Wind is born.

The gusts and sighs of Wind gather the clouds, and thus Lightning is born.

Chapter II

The Three Conquests, Boundless and Unwavering

Earth grounds Lightning.

Water erodes Earth.

Lightning boils Water.

Chapter III

The Three Submissions, Timeless and Unending

Fire is extinguished by Wind.

Ice is melted by Fire.

Wind is obstructed by Ice.

Chapter IV

Dynamic Opposites & the Bifurcation of Polarity

The six elements are manifest in all things great and small, and their polarity deriveth from the Astral heavens above and the Umbral depths below.

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