Though the Erkian Empire is most known in the modern age for it's imperial efforts and subsequent binding behind the Great Barrier, the full history of the region is far more rich and complex. When the Catclysm tore through the continent it unwove the seams between the plane of creation and the elemental wheel, leaving the entire continent to become more and more deeply influenced by the powers of the eight elements. Indeed, though Erki is now united as a single empire, the continent can be split into eight distinct regions, each bound to singular element in the course of the wheel.
The people of Erki are simiilarly empowered and bound by the weight of the elements on their bodies and lives. Indeed, many bloodlines have elemental magic bound into them to at least some degree, and there are even some peoples who are so adapted to the elemental energies that they display strong visual resemblence to their born element.
