Priests of Zelan
Priests of Zelan are not like clerics in the human sense, but they fall somewhere between the role of cleric and a mage class for the Zaedyn. Most elemental races have individuals who fill this role of "priest" for their patron god, both as individuals who serve at the whims of their god and spend their long lifetimes mastering their elementalism.
Priests of Zelan are typically exceptionally magically talented individuals, or individuals with an interest in exploring their magical abilities in far deeper ways than they could in another position in Zaedyn society. In their clerical capacity, they often serve their aeries as record keepers, storytellers, and conduits for Zelan. They also visit neighboring aeries with more frequency to meet with other adepts and learn from them. Many priests of Zelan are curious and hungry for knowledge, both in magical technique and general knowledge.
As adept elementalists, they forge a strong connection with the spirit Sylph--both the spirit bound to their soul and the collective of free Sylph. Priests of Zelan also monitor weather patterns and can influence them. Individual priests of Zelan can have powerful influence on the weather, but when working in unison, they can do even more. During the Cataclysm, these masters of the element used their power to protect themselves and their neighbors from the devastating changes the world was undergoing. They played no small role in reducing the potential damage the Cataclysm could have caused as the climate temporarily shifted.
In the War of the Gods, priests of Zelan used their abilities on both grand and minute scales--they brought in devastating storms to inundate invading armies, destroy fleets of ships, and ravaged the battlefield with cyclones or derechos. Priests of Zelan have a deep understanding of the atmosphere. They can manipulate the currents and pressure of the air, create vacuums, and manipulate the composition of (chemical) elemental gases in the air by concentrating or dispersing specific chemicals that are present (such as altering the oxygen or nitrogen content of the air, or concentrating the presence of trace elements by pulling them into a single location from their normal dispersal.
