The Origins of Nexi/Elemental Combat/Earth

embrace the battle The Observant Watcher once wrote: "You know, Nexi of the Earth Element may not be the faster Nexi alive... but heavens are they tough. They'll happily take heavy weight over speed; because they are tougher than nails. Heck, even those that aren't made of solid rock also have this trait. Word of advice: never ever get in a fist fight with an Earth Elemental. You will lose."

Nexi of the Earth Element live for a good battle, and they will happily welcome any adversity. They are among the strongest and the toughest Nexi to ever walk the realm of Nexius. The Earth Element often leads the charge, as the children of the Earth can withstand blows that could kill any normal Nexi. Besides being able to take tons of punishment however, they are just as capable of dishing it out. They hit harder than any other Nexi, but this comes at a price. Earth Element Nexi are severely limited in their combat arsenal; besides their incredible toughness and sheer strength, they are incapable of using most weapons of war, and thus they fight almost exclusively with bare hands or through thrown objects, the latter of which is preferred for means of siege or heavy defense. On the topic of defense, Earth Element Nexi make for incredible blockers; they can hold the line until they shatter from the waging war. As feared as they are however... they are not very fast, and this is most certain known by the Nexi of the Air Element. In fact, in every battle where they meet, Air will always triumph as Earth is incapable of flight, and could not possibly keep up with the light-footed Air Elementals. They also tend to find the Undead to be more than a mild nuisance, because those bags of bones might be frail but they're many so it never quite works out in favor of Earth. But, most tend to not enjoy fighting Earth Elementals. Those of the Tech Element in particular fear the Earth Elementals; for their machines will never be able to stand up to the might of a Golem or a like Nexi.