Elemental affinity

Elemental Affinity is the natural ability held by elemen that allow them to control elements not produced naturally by their body. The skill level of controlling these elements appears to be a natural instinct.

For example, in the event of a forest fire, a flame elemen could reduce the flames in size or reduce the heat and intensity of the flames to nothing. Aqua elemen can attract rain clouds or tame the waves of the ocean for brief amounts of time. Lightning elemen attract the charged variety of storm clouds and always know where a bolt of lightning is going to strike. Wind elemen are said to always know which direction the wind is blowing, and can even tell how much oxygen is in a portion of the air. The affinity of garden elemen is perhaps the most amazing of all, as they can tell precisely when a creature is nearing the end of it's life due to debilitating illness, within the range of a month.

The given examples here are, of course, the extremes. Most elemen use their affinity in simple ways during their everyday life. An action such as commanding a flame to light the unlit candles on a birthday cake without creating new flames is an example of such simplistic practices.