> And the Pelorians can summon Lunes and Selenes. Yet the
> Orlanthi do not recognize those as elements. So why should
> the Pelorians recognize the appearance of an sylph, say, as
> proof positive that storm is a basic element of the cosmos
Good point, but...
The Orlanthings have only seen lunes since the advent in their environs of the lunars, a hundred-odd years ago or whatever. The Pelorians have had the five elements around them since the formation of the universe.
In contrast with the five elements, the lunar element does not have a mundane physical manifestation other than the rather inaccessible moon.
I never said that the Pelorians perceive the elements as the _only_ basic principles of the universe, just that the elements as such are really hard to ignore.
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