how to become an elemental savant

[fl8m]

I've just started a campaign and i decided on a wizard, my initial plan was to take 5 levels of wizard, move into elemental savant (air) then archmage.

however i've run into a small roleplaying snag. I can easily picture a character that easily associates with and emulates fire elementals (pyromaniac ) however what personality traits would a character with a strong afinity to any of the other elements have?
specifically air, the only ones i can think of of the top of my head is a fasination with storms/lightning, and flying. Another small snag is the fact this is a drow campaign and seeing the sky is rare, and storms are almost nonexistant, and the general utility of flight is hindered when there's a ceiling over your head.

any ideas?

 

[hong]

Taking an air elemental savant into an Underdark campaign sounds a bit like taking a paladin into Freeport, to me....

Why not earth? That would fit the location of the campaign better, I would think. Possible character traits: You are methodical, taking your time to plan things through. You are obdurate; having made up your mind, nobody can change it. You are enduring; you soak up abuse and punishment without complaining (but your enemies will have hell to pay).

 

[WattsHumphrey]

Faiths and Pantheons

I suggest you look into Faiths and Pantheons. You don't have to choose one of the elemental gods, but they would give you ideas on dogma that is commonly accepted with certain elements.

Akadi for air, Grumbar for Earth, Kossuth for Fire and Istishia for Water (if I recall correctly).

 

[Piratecat]

What book is the elemental savant PrC from?

 

[Ravellion]

It's in Tome and Blood.

Rav

 

[Sejs]

I'm going to agree with Hong, really. A drow wizard in an underdark campaign,.. earth savant would definitly be the way to go. Once you get Elemental Perfection as an earth savant you can move thru earth and stone as easily as you were walking across a room. Being swarmed by enemies? Just drop into the cavern floor ~ nothing they can do to follow you. Need to escape? Just walk into a cave wall. In an underground campaign the possibilities are endless.


Besides, once you get Elemental Perfection, you'll look all cool and stony sorta like Zelgadis from Slayers.


^_^