"Before we start, could you tell me how much you know about spirits?" Sylara asked.
Calen scratched his head and thought for a bit.
"Not much, I suppose - I know that they're not the same as ghosts, and that in terms of intelligence they're on par with humans."
Sylara nodded.
"That's correct - spirits are just another category of sapient creatures, they used to be common during the age of wonders, but nowadays only a few remain."
"Age of wonders?"
"Time before the age of the old gods - although back then they were just the gods." She explained. "Fundamentally spirits are elemental beings, and they can be separated into five tiers and three states. At the bottom of the totem pole we have sprites; young spirits who have only recently connected to an element and formed a soul."
"So the spirits are born out of nothingness?" Calen questioned.
"Only this lowest tier, which brings me to the next point: actual spirits."
"There's a tier of spirits called spirits?"
