Elemental Universe Notes
Notings and ideas by Quentonis
	Ok, this is not a story it is a noting on my little RP universe that has grown into 2 worlds (technically 3 but 3rd isn’t very developed) I’ve told a few friends about this place and they loved it and since it takes me around 5 hours to tell someone each time I figured I’d come and put it here.  If anyone does read this I’d love hearing thoughts on it!  These are in my head plausibility’s if you don’t like how this all works or the idea in general to bad I do like it. And if anyone has questions, comments, critiques, or thoughts do speak up it helps me develop the worlds more when holes are pointed out to me.
	First few things, dragons do NOT exist on every world in this universe, however where they do exist they are always driven by the elements of the planet.  The elements are the usual earth, wind, fire, nature, water, ice, on some planets, some are more elements some are less, there are rarities and oddities on some planets that have elements no other has (2nd planet included in this).  The elements can go to the absolute extremes but are also more prone to injury and the such from the opposite element.   A fire dragon can and usually does literally bathe in lava, but a cold winter that would just plain suck to a human could actually put a fire dragon in hypothermia, it’s not like they just flat-out get killed by it their bodies just can handle less of the cold, it works in reverse for ice and all the elements have something like this.
	The 2 planets I will be noting are ANTHROMORPHIC, #1 has no ferals of any sort and #2 has small feral lizards partially driven off the elements as well but just regular animals no big winged feral beasts there.  I and a friend have a rather large rp going on in planet #1 but it doesn’t need to be noted beyond that least for now.
Planet #1
	This planet is medieval and is covered with 2 species, dragon and human.  There are no feral dragons of any sort, and the dragons are split into several elements earth, wind, water, fire, ice, nature.  The humans have their variations in skin color and culture just as the dragons do with their elements.  Element does NOT determine color, you can have a red water dragon as much as you could have a blue fire dragon.  However certain elements favor certain colors IE you’ll have more red fire dragons and more blue water dragons but it is in no way held to those.
	Both races cover this planet and are the dominant races there are no other humanoid races to speak of on this planet, everyone has their territory and the deeper you go into it the more xenophobia misconceptions stereotypes and racist hate you will usually find.  The deeper you go into human territory the more wonder, awe, shock, and usual misconceptions and misunderstandings you will find from the humans there about dragons, it is the exact same the deeper you go into dragon territory.  However in more mixed human/dragon territories it’s a bit more accepting but there are still tensions on both sides.  The elements do live moderately mixed in with each other in certain places; however each element has their “Home” which is very heavily in their own element.  In most of the elemental homes near all the races can live or be on the outskirts but at the main city of some of the elements ONLY the element could even live there, IE the ice dragons living at the top of a mountain, some of the elements couldn’t even get up there without dying such as a fire dragon, some though like a human could be there for a short time with the right provisions and gear but it’s an extreme rarity.
	The closer you go to each elemental home the more of that element you will find and if deep enough you will find most of the elements go without clothing.  Many wear clothing for the sole reason of not being “indecent” by human standards and giving the humans a reason to freak out on them so it’s a matter of convenience.  Another reason for this lack of clothing is to be more exposed to their element, an ice dragon with clothing wouldn’t get to fully feel the chill of the air or the snow and the clothing would likely be frozen solid which isn’t very comfortable.
	Some of the elemental homes are accessible by all elements and humans examples being earth and nature.  Some are only accessible by some examples being fire.  Some are accessible by none examples being ice, wind, water.  To make noted ice and wind share their main home. 
	This world also has an oddity to the dragons each element is able to do a certain thing called a “lovebreath” It is something their body allows them to do when they are with someone they truly love whether it’s a mate or a friend beyond all reason.  A love breath is a highly concentrated form of their element and can be cut and shaped only by a dragon of said element.  Its usually just a ball but some shape them into hearts and the such.  Love breaths as a whole are extremely valuable due to their rarity since a dragon cannot just make them as they please as well as the beauty of many of them.  Other dragons can sense when someone has a lovebreath and many thieves will specifically go for this person due to the lovebreaths said value.
	This world consists of 3 very large continents, 2 are Pangaea like continents and 1 large island continent.  To give an idea of the 2 continents just shove the entirety of North America, South America, Greenland, and Iceland into one large landmass.  To give an idea of the 2nd continent shove basicly everything left but for Australia and the polar caps into one large landmass.  The 3rd is alike to Australia and sits on its own between the 2.  This is just to give an idea of the size of the continents it is not saying I’m using the shapes of these landmasses for my world.
	Dragons are a little larger than the humans, a human male would come up mid to upper chest on a male dragon and the same is true for the females of both races.  For the most part dragons have horns on the back of their head, claws on hands and feet the usual tail and wings on their back, Humans are well humans.  Hybridization between human and dragon is NOT possible, however between the elements it does happen but the elements do not mix.  If you have a fire mother and an ice father you will be either fire or ice there is no recessive genes it is either fire or ice just as it is male or female.  Though just as with real world hermaphrodites there is sometimes a mix that is not functional and usually leaves the extreme case of a non element dragon.
	The dragons on this planet have an ability to regenerate their bodies if still alive, this is however in no way a quick process and can take years even depending on the severity of the injury, but anything can be grown back if still alive.  Just like real animals that can regrow limbs it is extremely taxing on the body and many can go comatose if the injuries are bad enough.  Due to the taxing of the body and need for nutrients the body uses absolutely everything it’s given and the dragon produces no waste of any sort during this time.  A dragon will eat themselves to near bursting and let their body work off what it has been given.  The loss of a limb could take a year or so if not more to regrow fully.  A dragon in a comatose state will usually do so for a week, wake gorge themselves and then pass out on the spot and will usually repeat this process until the body considers them in a healthy enough state to stay conscious.  A comatose dragon can take several years to fully recover due to the severity of their injuries,  they need to be watched over by friends or family as they will be helpless during the comatose state and the hunger when awaking will be absolutely agonizing and food will be needed soon.
	As with humans having hemophilia, where the blood does not clot, there are very rare cases in which a dragon can be born without the ability to regenerate in which if something is lost it won’t be regrown.  Usually this is alike to a human in that they live on with it.  In extremely rare cases the body can actually be in an unending comatose state due to it feeling it needs to regenerate but being unable to.  Due to it being unable to regenerate it doesn’t take every bit of food it’s given and the dragon does produce waste, a dragon in this state is like any coma patient in the real world and need be taken care of.
	To make one final note humans are somewhat my “base” for the other elements to be compared to due to their lack of elemental change and better understanding of the human body due to well everyone reading this I’m pretty damn sure is human after all.

FIRE
Physical Attributes
	Fire dragon’s body core temperature is a bit higher than a human’s and they can be warm if not hot to the touch.  Fire dragons are actually the strongest of all the elements to an extreme degree even for dragons.  They could pick up a fully armored warhorse, the fully armored knight, his fully armored squire and then toss them.  They are a little weaker on their scales compared to other dragons but they still are dragons and the scales are by no means flimsy.  A cold winter is hell for a fire dragon and they will bundle heavily in the slightest child just purely for comfort but when it gets colder it’s for protection.  They can’t get very deep into ice and wind territory but can visit most other places, they however hate water which has caused issue with many leaving their home continent.
Diet
	Some of the other races have stereotyped that fire dragons eat ash and drink lava, however this is not the case as neither is all that good to eat, and while a fire dragon could drink lava regardless of the heat when it cools it would be rather dangerous and likely result in death.  Fire dragons however have a deep love for spicy foods and foods that are very hot in temperature as well.  They are in no way unable to eat normal food but they have a strong liking to the above noted foods and to them such foods taste better than anything else, it can be noted however some foods may not agree with them much such as the food ice eats, they won’t die from it though they may get a little sick.  Fire dragons as a whole LOVE alcohol due to its flammability and many times will set their drink on fire and take it down as such.  Alcohol does not get fire dragons drunk due to the heat burning away the alcohol leaving them totally sober, due to this fire dragons drink at any age with no issue and often do.
LoveBreath
	The fire dragon lovebreath is one of the more valuable, it is breathed out into the hands as a hardened rocklike item that can be shaped and carved as the fire dragon sees fit normally just shaved or cut with the claws.  The lovebreath has a very slight glow to it and looks like a fire is burning within it.  It is always warm to the touch as well.
Culture
	Fire dragons as a whole are a friendly society but you pull your weight or get out.  There is no true matriarchal or patriarchal society it is in fact driven by who wants control most in a way.  In a household its truly who wants the dominance and who wants to be the one in charge it’s is not a violent standpoint but more who has more a force of will and works the hardest for it, the entire culture is driven off this many households have matriarchal and patriarchal systems and the ones in control of the people in general work in the same way.  There is somewhat a belief that fire dragons are drunkards, in a way they are but they are just rowdy at worst and are actually a rather non violent culture.  Though it is known they love a good fight.
Home
	Fire dragons actually live on the 3rd and smallest continent it is a heavily active gigantic island full of volcanoes that are very active and erupt rather regularly though in no way are constant.  The fire dragons are actually very knowledgeable on their home and have basically created jobs made solely to explore to check to inspect and keep an eye on every inch of their continent to know as best as is possible when and where a quake or eruption may happen.  It is in no way perfect but they’re much more knowledgeable on the activity below the ground than any other race.  The reason for this is generally knowing where it is safest to put towns, and the fact that while a fire dragon can be in lava they can still drown in it and if it cools they would be killed and or drowned if stuck under the lava.  Usually its kept safe and at worst a small lava flow goes through the town which still is an issue melting the town and all, but there are disasters now and then with a town being wiped out people and all.
	Fire dragon towns are actually made out of cooled lava, they usually built it next to flows so the lava goes around the town rather than through it, they go and quickly collect up the lava and shape it as fast and perfectly as they can for use in building materials or flat-out shaping it to what they wish.  Homes are usually built from bricks that are glued together with cooling lava.  Due to the manner of building a fire dragon would be a master clay maker/shaper if they ever chose to follow that path.
	The largest volcano on this island has an uneven lip for the opening of the volcano; one side is raised much higher than the other which prevents lava from going down one side of it for the most part.  Due to the fire dragons believing this to be about the safest place on the continent they have built their largest city here which has homes built by more than just lava and houses more than just fire dragons due to the believed safety and general lack of ash and burning cinders from the protective wall of the volcano.  The volcano is the just about the size of Mt. Everest.
	The races that can visit on this island and if careful not get killed from lava or ash or cinders or the general dangers of living near volcanoes, are fire, wind, human, earth.
Earth
Physical Attributes
	Earth dragons are normally rather thick in body shape, not fat just thick.  They are also very dense; a man of 200 pounds would come out around 600 pounds with the exact same body if they were earth element; however they move just like any other human or dragon since they are accustomed to this weight.  Earth dragons are the 2nd strongest of the elements but due to the addition of their heavy weight they are the most dangerous in a brute force fight.  Due to their dense weight they have no wings at all.  Very much a jack of all trades on their handling of the elements while they can go most anywhere even to rather cold or hot areas they usually don’t go far beyond earthen areas.
Diet
	It’s been stereotyped that earth dragons quite literally eat dirt, this is not true.  Earth dragons are rather a jack of all trades in their foods nothing would really give their stomachs issue.  However they have a liking to foods from the ground such as animals that burrow or live in the ground, or vegetables that grow in the ground.
Culture
	Earth dragons are general equal in society, the culture as a whole is very laid back and sometimes thought to be unemotional.  On some level this is correct but they are just hard to get emotional reactions from since the earth dragons are rather laid back about most things and while not allowing people to walk over them they won’t get worked up over most things.  They are much slower and more purposeful in their movements thoughts and actions and their speech is a little slower than others though not unbearably so.
LoveBreath
	The earth dragon lovebreath is actually the least valued in money standards, as it is pretty much just a rock.  It is however the rarest of all the lovebreaths and the most sentimentally valued due to how rare and amazing it is for someone to receive a lovebreath.  Anyone who would end up receiving such would be very aware of its value and be very grateful for it as you have to do something truly extraordinary in the dragon’s eyes in order to receive one.
Home
	The earth dragons live in canyons when able on both the main continents.  Their main home is in a canyon alike to the Grand Canyon, they live at the base and make their homes there usually made out of rock or mud or other earth materials some carve into the rock and make shallow caves.  The city spans the entire canyon and there are many paths down into the canyon for other races to use.  All of the races are able to visit and live in the earth home.
Nature
Physical Attributes
	Nature has an odd effect on plants they in no way control them but their mere presence over a long period of time seems to grow plants more bountifully and beautifully (think the playing music for a plant making it grow better) this has made many become gardeners and studiers of plants.  Nature dragons have slightly longer limbs, longer thicker claws, and their wings are much thicker and stronger; the wings also have a number of claws on the outside.  The things are used to wrap and grip onto a tree that is being climbed the claws to hold there.  Overall nature dragons are made to use trees and climb over them, their wings while not usable for flying can be used for very short glides.  Nature dragons regenerate the fastest of all the elements.  Nature can be in most places around the world though extreme colds and extreme heats do deter them they can handle a bit of it.  Their claws are very sharp and a bit longer meant for digging in and holding onto a tree, their limbs may possibly be longer as well but is so far undecided. The males are smaller than the females as well which led to the matriarchal society.
Diet
	The only real stereotype is that nature dragons are vegetarians, this is not the case.  While due to their affect on plants they do eat many types of plants, they eat meat just as commonly many times creatures that also dwell in the trees.  They mostly drink water or sweet things and have a strong distaste for alcohol.
Culture
	Nature dragons are a matriarchal society in that females are the child holders and bearers and usually have control in many things.  The nature dragons are actually the element that lived the longest solely by themselves even the fire dragons on a separate continent met the other elements and humans before them.  They are not the most trusting of the other races and while not hateful of the others “disrespect” to nature they do not understand how the others are not able to live with nature more fully.  
LoveBreath
	The nature lovebreath is a bit more odd than the rest, it comes out as a leathery and large seed about the size of 2 fists put together.  It will not need water or care of any sort and is just that.  However if planted it will grow into a very large and bountiful tree that produces fruit common to the area it is put into the ground.  This tree needs very little care and the area around this tree will be very healthy as well and the fruits it produces will be very large and bountiful.  This tree grows a little faster than a normal tree but is by no means an instant thing.  This tree usually can’t die at least not easily, even if snapped in half it will slowly begin to grow back and somewhat regenerates alike to a dragon, if bad enough it can sometimes kill the plants around it in its need for nutrients to regrow.  However once its finished the area around it will grow back as well.  This healthy area is no bigger than about 20 yards in every direction.
Home
	The nature home is unlike the others in that it is in the trees.  There are lifts and such that can be used to bring others into the trees they are run by hand and usually made with vines, the nature dragons usually prefer climbing to the lifts but it can be used to transport and bring goods up into the trees.  The nature dragons use the vines from the jungle trees to shape and make homes and pathways this takes years but they have been doing it since they can remember.  Forming nest like homes out of the vines takes many years but it is a nonstop process by many dragons and so far has not fallen behind the population.  The pathways are the same taking many years to form and shape and keep the vines where they want them.  The jungles they live in are not used entirely with homes but the city is quite large horizontally and vertically.
Wind/Ice
I note these both together for the fact both elements live in close relation with each other
Wind Physical Attributes
	Wind are the reverse of earth, they are very thin normally and much lighter than the other elements.  They are normally very quick and agile.  Their wings are the largest of all the elements by far, the wings are meant for long distance and very quick flight and while all the elements with true wings can flight the wind dragons fly as much as is possible and will hover rather than walk if at all able if not outright flying to their destination.  They have weaker and lighter bones due to their flying which leaves them a bit flimsier than the other elements.  They are able to be truly anywhere hot cold or otherwise though they can’t survive being underwater as with all the races but water.  They however are usually found in colder areas (think of a gust of wind it’s always cold whether its summer or winter).
Wind Diet
	Many stereotypes fall onto wind not even eating, or that breathing is how they eat, as usual not true.  Wind dragons unlike the other races have no real set “favorite food” they can eat anything and love all the foods just as much as the other elements love their main type of food.  This has caused many wind dragons to be chefs and other food related things due to their overall love of any and all kinds of food.  They are not gluttons but they are very fond of any meal they make or receive.
Wind Culture
	Wind is a patriarchal society, they overall are a quick moving quick talking and usually playful race overall.  Some are actually quite meek due to their weaker frame.  They love flying and anything involving such and while they try to stay off the ground much as possible they will walk if needed or unable to fly in their current area.  They live together with ice and are very accepting of other races.  They can sometimes however become an annoyance to other races due to their quick speech and rather hyperactive behavior overall.
LoveBreath
	The wind lovebreath is moderate in monetary value.  It is odd in that it’s pretty much a solid piece of air.  It looks like a storm or even a tornado is raging inside of it, and holding it makes one feel like air is rushing past and around their hand.  This lovebreath is probably the least rare of all of them but it’s still beautiful which causes its value.
Ice Physical Attributes
	Ice has a slight glimmer to their scales alike to seeing ice.  Their claws and horns are shaped like any other but are however look like icicles.  They have the strongest scales of all the elements.  Their scales are stronger than any armor of the current time which has lead to many ice dragon adventurers to go without armor so they can move more easily.  However the scales can be ripped out like any scale (think ripping off your fingernail, not fun) which has caused some humans and even the rare element to “poach” ice dragons for their scales to be used in armor for others.  Ice dragons are also exceptionally hard to kill (think that last mound of snow hanging around into Spring somehow) they don’t stay down easy and unless you hit something vital they will keep getting back up.  Due to their element they have a colder body core and feel cool if not cold to the touch.  What also assist them in being hard to kill is their slow blood flow this causes them to rarely bleed out and if an organ is hit that may take a few hours or weeks or even months to die from the slow blood flow can many times save their lives.  Though the organs within hours is not always a guarantee the ones within weeks their bodies can sometimes manage to heal up just enough to keep them from dying.
Ice Diet
	It’s stereotyped that ice dragons live off snow and icicles as well as thought to be sweet tooth’s, The sweet tooth has some validity to it though the others do not.  Ice dragons like cold food not frozen just cold (think when you put meat into the fridge to thaw its not hard just cold) they like cold soups and overall cold things.  Due to this they’ve been found to rather like ice cream and other cold treats which has made others think they have quite the sweet tooth.
Ice Culture
	Ice dragons are somewhat the dominant in the friendship with wind dragons, it’s in no way a controlling manner they just usually end up taking charge due to the wind dragons more playful rather than serious behavior.  Ice is a matriarchal society but it is only slightly off from equal.  The race is a bit more serious due to their counterparts and don’t easily forget offenses made towards them, they are however very forgiving but they will watch and wait for you to cause them offense again.
Ice LoveBreath
	The ice lovebreath is very valuable like the fire lovebreath.  It is like a clean pure piece of ice it has the very slightest glow to it, and is always cold.  It will never melt and many times gets covered up in a pouch or a bag due to the cold being a little uncomfortable to the skin or scale.
Ice/Wind Home
	The home of the 2 elements is on top of the largest mountain on the planet even bigger than the volcano on the fire continent, it is freezing and windy and no one but the wind and ice dragons is at the very top.  The snow is constant at the top but heavily placed all the way up the mountain.  There is never any attempt to remove snow from any of the places which has caused a large buildup of such but both enjoy the freezing chill of the snow and air the effort of climbing and walking over the snow is not much of an issue since the snow makes it much colder.  Along with this many children find the snow fun to jump and play and crawl and dig into and onto which causes them as adults to truly not mind the trudging through it either.  Their homes while having windows and doors are almost always open to let freezing air and gusts of wind in.  The homes are usually built of heavy and sturdy stone and sometimes strong dense wood to handle bearing the weight of the crushing snow.  The ice are not placed on the polar caps due to the total separation from all the other elements and cultures there is not too much to eat their either though when modern day comes the wind will stay on the mountain and ice will move to the polar caps as their new home.
Water
Physical Attributes
	Water is the most varied in their physical body from all the other elements.  Instead of frills they have a Mohawk like frill on top of their head along with 1 smaller one on either side.  In place of ears are frills on either side that can lay back against the sides of the head.  The frills on top and side of head can be moved as they wish but usually open up and raise up in a more expressive and soft look when they are happy or excited or just generally being polite kind and nice and doing something in the area of positive emotions.  The frills however pull back tight against the face usually along with a bared snarl when they are angry or upset and generally having negative emotions or feelings.
	In general the females of the water dragons have small breasts to flat chests to prevent drag in the water.  The hands and feet are webbed, and they have a very long tail much longer than the other elements, if a water element laid flat the tail would reach out a few feet beyond their own feet.  It is thick and alike to a whales moving up and down with a long flat fin.  The tail however can move in any direction they choose but is moved up and down for swimming.  They can breathe in land or sea and can live in both places. Though are very rarely seen beyond beaches.  They have no wings and are very adept at moving quickly and seeing where they are going in the water.
Diet
	The water diet has no real stereotypes.  They eat meat and plant but generally and obviously enjoy things from the water and oceans the most.  Though they are fond of salty foods as well due to their living in the ocean.
Culture
	Not much is known about the water dragons in general much less their culture.  It is known they are matriarchal.  They don’t speak of their home nor their people often even to friends and it is unknown why.  The other elements and the humans are all cautious of the water dragons, since not a single person has ever seen been to a water home much less the main city it is unknown how many there are how many towns how many cities.  It has many of the others on edge at all times since an attack from water would not be something you could scout for nor would you be able to attack the water homes.  However there’s been no issue so far with any water dragons.
LoveBreath
	The lovebreath of the water dragon is a bit odd as well looks like normal water but its solid and does not look nor feel like ice.  Whenever holding it, your hand will feel wet even though the second you take it away it isn’t nor does it look or feel wet at all.  It looks like the entire ocean is contained within the small stone.  It is valued for its odd beauty and its rarity.
Home
	Nothing is known whatsoever about the water dragon homes much less the cities that may be in the vast ocean.  However many make their homes on the beaches and port cities and do not venture much beyond that.  Some have taken up to captaining ships and many people flock to those ships expecting one manned by a water element to be the safest and best to get onto. This is very true they have a natural understanding of the ocean and while not fool proof they will usually know when where and how to go to prevent everyone drowning and dying.

	This is all I have for now or at least all I remembered to put down for Planet #1 its subject to change as I remember or come up with more things if anyone wishes to hear the rp that is related to planet #1 if I have enough requests I may type up the general info of that too.

	Planet #2
	Planet #2 is somewhat on “space faring” but it’s hard to classify.  It is an extreme oddity even in this universe, it is a trash planet no life was found and many space faring worlds and people used it as a dumping site for trash dead ships broken weapons scraps, radioactive waste and just about everything you could think of.  Well life always finds a way and it found a way here.  This planet has 2 sole species a small lizard race with an extremely high birthrate (pulling it out of my ass but maybe round 2 month gestation cycles with a litter of 10 each time) and the 4 elements that rose up from this planet.  The lizards are somewhat from the elements too but they’re just nonsentient ferals they are cannibalistic and also the only thing edible on the planet, so this has lead to the need for an exceptionally high birthrate since they eat themselves and the 4 elements eat them too.  On any other planet these things would be an absolutely devastating hellfire plague from how many would breed, this planet however due to how many eat them it keeps the population rather in check.
	Due to the elements having 1 sole food type on this barren planet they’re entirely meat eaters but however do not eat each other.  They do NOT have a lovebreath like the other planet though they do regenerate too.  They are about human sized due to the food constrictions as well.  And while this planet is a planet totally covered in wastelands of radiation of ship and weapon graveyards and in absolute turmoil as a planet the 4 elements have actually grown together in close alliance.  The planet has had some fighting and wars but for the most part has been rather peaceful.
	The 4 elements while a stretch I still think is fun and awesome and slightly plausible are Radiation, Acid, Lightning, and Metal.  Due to the graveyards of metal they’ve found weapons some broken some partially broken they would cut them up and shove them together and see if it worked.  This has lead to a few things 1 they have a slightly higher birthrate too (2-3 children per pregnancy) due to the fact technology like that is very volatile and prone to explosions, here’s a toaster/microwave/handgun.  They just used whatever they found and put it together if it worked yay if not try again.  This has lead to 2 they have very very mismatched technology and very dangerous technology it’s basically shove it together and make it work, this goes for ALL of their tech even their ships they would find a core from a battleship thrusters from several hundred personal ships (think grabbing enough engines from every family vehicle you could find and linking them all to one starter and finding enough to move a fully loaded train) and find any and all hulls that worked, they’d put it together and make it into a working ship though likely to blow up.  For now this is how their technology works though in the future it will eventually be their own tech which will lessen the explosions but keep the odd looks and designs due to them having never known different.  This also went into 3 they got into space much quicker than other races; our 1969 of getting on the moon would be them visiting their 3rd solar system.  And because of their use of tech they’re extremely proficient at making anything from seemingly nothing they can fix anything you give them and do it well.
	Because of the hell the planet is going through the skies are filled with storms and lightning (think the sky in The Matrix)  The radiation and the metal all over the place as well as many weapons explosives and general trash the planet is not very hospitable to anyone but these races but they’re prone to getting killed as well. This world has no real plant life which caused the elements to be a bit freaked out when they first saw plants on another planet much less see water for the first time.  They breathe the fumes from the radiation and acid burning through the things on the planet they have no real need for water. 
Due to them having trash to work with for their evolution they’ve found ways to make things useful that were not thought possible.  Most if not all of their appliances weapons ships vehicles next to all of their tech is actually run on radioactive waste.  Many of the races now give them or at worse sell them the used radioactive waste.  The 4 elements actually consider the used waste to be superior to the other types of radiation because it lasts and can be used for so much longer.  At one point in their history the planet had begun to regenerate itself because when life was found on the planet dumping was made illegal here which nearly killed the 4 elements and as soon as they could get into space and get the message out they begged for dumping to continue again.  It was done in designated areas now but still kept the planet from healing itself which is how they needed and wanted it.  Now I shall move onto the elements themselves I think they’re rather neat myself.
Radiation
Physical Attributes
	Radiation as is expected has the slightest glow to them; their presence in an area for a good deal of time can have a detrimental effect on an environment.  Being in their presence while not dangerous can begin to make you nauseas.  The 4 elements do not receive the detrimental effects from radiation or any of the elements due to their evolving alongside each other.  They thrive in radioactive areas and many times their crew quarters on ships are in an area of the ship enclosed with the ship core.  Fluids from the radiation body glow very brightly and yes all the liquids blood saliva and the others. Radiation has no wings to fly with.
Diet of all 4 elements
	The diet of the 4 elements is generally the same due to the very limited food choices.  Though each element has a taste for the lizards of the same element.  The 4 elements are still wary of the food of other worlds but usually and form of reptile meat catches their eye, they’re slowly beginning to accept and try other foods but for now very cautious of other foods.
Culture of all 4 elements
	Unfortunately I have not developed Planet #2 very far and have not made much in the way of culture other than tinkerers and generally peaceful with each other though still in absolute awe and fascination of other races due to having never seen anything but themselves and the lizards though they did sometimes come across pictures/videos of other races in the trash and ships.
Homes of all 4 elements
	Again rather undeveloped currently but likely many homes made of scrap materials usually metal and almost everything if not everything run off of radioactive waste which I’m sure netted them a few Chernobyls off of a coffeemaker or other household appliance.
Acid
Physical Attributes
	Touching an acid element will produce a slight tingling sensation but keeping it there it will eventually begin to burn.  Anywhere they go there’s usually a burn mark of some sort where they step or touch even if slight.  They quite literally take acid baths.  It’s also of note that acid are somewhat “tattooists” for the metal element leaving acid marks of all sorts on the metal using their fingers. Acid has no wings to fly with.
Lightning
Physical Attributes
	Touching a lightning’s scales will ALWAYS get you a static shock.  They can control how electrical they are but it will not matter you will get shocked.  If they so choose they can electrocute someone just with their touch but it’s very draining to their body,  electrifying themselves heats their body to extremely high temperatures and can “bathe” them by burning off any impurities.  They cannot control electricity so to speak but if they found something using electricity they could overload it by electrifying themselves.  They have wings and are great fliers alike to the wind from Planet #1
Metal
Physical Attributes
	Metal is an oddity even on this odd planet its comparable to a golem and is a creature of living metal it still talks lives breathes and eats. They do not regenerate like the other races and many times alike to a skin graft will find a piece of metal laying about and keep it against their “flesh” and it will eventually bind and form into the wound it was placed upon.  Many mark themselves in pictures or intricate designs that acid usually supplies by slowly dragging hands or whatever else over the “flesh”.  Metal does not have wings and is very heavy. They are a genderless race and have no genitals to speak of.  Their eyes lack pupils.  Many however can associate with a gender and sometimes will wear items or clothing from that gender.

Culture
	Metal are very spiritual, in a way they worship the polar of nature.  The worship ships, and metal items and generally are quite ritualistic about it.  A ship being lost/destroyed/decommissioned is a great tragedy to them and they will do funeral like rituals for the ship.  Many times a metal will have some sort of mark put onto their body to signify ships they have been crewed on whether this be a small design of the ship or its name or serial number they find a way to signify their duty.  Metal can “feel” when a ship is hurting as so many can feel when their vehicle just isn’t working right they pick up on it quickly.
	Metal is also the best mechanics/techs/tinkerers/whatever of all the 4 elements.  They are eternal as well but many times decide it’s their time and will go into a decommissioned ship and go into a black hole believing it the portal to the next life.  They even believe their god is a sentient innumerably powerful ship. Some however decide to take a ship and fly off into unknown space to never return.

	I think this is it for now for what I remembered to note and or what I’ve come up with so far.  May be changing it as more is remembered or come up with hope someone enjoyed this.