Elemental Alignments

Many creatures in the world of Etheralia are aligned to a specific element in nature.  You can see which monsters have elemental alignments by observing the color of their name - it will appear in the color of their element (see the chart below for more information regarding the colors of each element).  

In addition, certain skills and spells are aligned to specific elements as well and will react differently depending on the alignment of the monster they are used against.  A spell or skill used against a monster that is weak against that skill or spell's element will result in the skill or spell dealing 1.25 times the normal damage that it would have done otherwise.  In contrast, if the monster is strong against the spell or skill then it will deal 1/2 of the normal damage.

Players who are of an elemental class will deal damage of the element type that the picked with each attack they do that does not have an alignment for the specific skill/spell/ability they are using.  For example, an Inferno Knight will deal fire damage with each attack they do, so long as the skill they are using does not have a specific elemental alignment of its own.  If that same Inferno Knight attacks a target that is aligned to the Terra element, they will deal a full 2 times the normal amount of damage to that target.  Also, if an Inferno Knight is attacked by an enemy that is aligned to the Terra element then they will receive 1/2 of the normal damage they would have normally taken.  If an Inferno Knight is attacked by a monster that is aligned to the Tempest element, then they will take twice as much damage as they would have normally received.

Below is a chart listing the various elemental strengths and weaknesses.