I’ve always loved those BuzzFeed personality quizzes: Which Disney Princess Are You, What YA Dystopian Novel Would You Live In, What Fantasy Character Fits Your Personality. They remind me of my adolescents days when I would take the quizzes in Seventeen Magazine (when a physical magazine would actually come to your mailbox…I’m old!).
So I decided to make one for my latest YA fantasy ELIXIR SAVED. It was a lot of fun to make, and even more fun to take. (Can you tell all my marketing efforts for this book have been about doing things that I enjoy? If you haven’t seen my launch video with ELIXIR SAVED’s birth story, definitely check that out.)
One aspect of the worldbuilding I expanded upon from ELIXIR BOUND to ELIXIR SAVED was the magic. In book 1, we know some characters can use magic and others don’t. But as far as where magic comes from or what governs how it can be used, there’s not much there. What we do know is that Katora has inherited the magic of guardianship of the Elixir from her father and Hirsten has inherited his mapmaking magic from his father. We also know the higher beings use magic a lot more than humans and demicks, the mortal beings.
In book 2, I expanded upon how the magic in the world of the Great Peninsula works. One of the old theories is that magic comes from the elements, but that belief has fallen out of fashion in the time where the Elixir stories take place. Turns out, this is true. Each human or demick has one element that fuels their magic, though many mortal beings don’t tap into their magic at all. And higher beings can tap into all four elements as a source of magic.
The magic is fueled by the elements, but the magic itself isn’t necessarily tied to being able to manipulate a certain element Avatar-style (I only watched the series Avatar: The Last Airbender in the last couple of months and loved it!). So someone who gets their magic form the element water doesn’t use their magic to manipulate water…it’s simply the source of it. Each person’s magic is usually tied to being able to do one thing (like making maps move and hold memories), though, again, the higher beings aren’t restricted by this.
Which brings me to the quiz (finally!). You can find out what element fuels your magic, but what you do with that magic is only limited by your imagination. It also shows you what Elixir characters share that same element. It’s only 7 questions, and there are no wrong answers…the best kind of quiz!
B.T.W. I’m pretty consistently earth magic (no surprise that matches Katora’s element). I’d love to hear what your results are. Oh and if anyone is reading any of my book, I’d love pictures of them in the wild, so please tag me when you share.
Air magic- does that surprise you?
-The oldest sister
That is a little surprising. I see you more as fire or earth. Though your middle child is definitely air! 🙂
Fun quiz!
Nothing in it about ice chips and bourbon though. 😀
Ha! Probably best not to have too many alcohol references since the book is technically geared toward the YA audience. It was too fun to leave out of the video, though. 😉
Water Magic. Feels spot-on.
Nice! That seems to be the most elusive one, but it does seem like a good fit for you. I feel like I’m getting to know a little something about each person who shares their results with me.
Fire Magic! Fits me perfectly. Your magical element is fire! Your passions and feelings run deep, which means your emotions can burst out when they become too big, but that means everyone knows where they stand with you. The key to controlling your fire magic is discipline and balance, and then there’s no extinguishing your flame. Elixir Saved characters with fire magic: Kylene, Zelenka, and Nika.
What a fun quiz. I want to read the descriptions of the other elements, pretty please.
I’m amazed at how well the quiz is matching up people with personalities. I’ll have to remember to share the descriptions for all the personalities next week.
I got air. I think the “head in the clouds” description definitely fits. What a fun quiz and way to promote your book!
Nice! Lots of variety when it comes to what elements people are getting. I wrote the “head in the clouds” part as a compliment, of course. 🙂