"Magic"

    Phinea's magic comes from a symbiotic relationship between the Adept and the Element.  An Adept is a person who has successfully bonded with an Element.  An Adept is the closest thing to a sorcerer Phinea has, though the way they utilize the Element is often much more subtle than the classical notion of magic users.  There are four Elements on Phinea: Water, Earth, Air, and Fire.  Each Element has an affinity for certain personality alignments with which it will more easily bond.  Earth is good and follows rules with patience, while Water promotes both growth and destruction, keeping all things in balance.  Air is unpredictable and chaotic, and Fire is destructive and chaotic.  People with personalities similar to an Element will more easily gain abilities associated with that Element.  An Adept is not restricted to one Element, though there are pairs of Elements that cannot be learned by one Adept: Earth with Air, and Fire with Water.

   There is a lot more to explain, and I will do so in further installments.  Please comment and ask questions so I can write more directed posts in the future.