"They sound like a more conventional elemental theory," Solomon said thoughtfully. "I don't believe anyone ever actually put that theory into practice, unless it was a discipline of magic which died some time ago, but in the past it was believed that trees and rivers, or even air or fire, could manifest semi-sentient beings."

Maybe it was even possible that such beings, nature-spirits and elementals, had existed in some form a long time ago--long before man even began to assert himself. Back when the Ancients ruled. Solomon glanced out the window again, but there was nothing specific to mark save the architecture itself. "Otherwise, I'd liken it to the Cradles," he continued. "They're the places on the earth with the greatest connection to raw magic. Ireland, my homeland, is one of them. Events which occur in Cradles have a tendency to define the world."

Solomon turned again, and nodded toward the door. "Incidentally, I'm hoping to make the appearance concrete with sigils, so we'd better do some experimentation first and foremost if you'd like to do so at all."