Elemental burst

Elemental burst was a common spell used by wu jen that unleashed a burst of elemental energy from a target. The spell was very rare outside Kara-Tur.

Effects
To be effective, the target had to contain one or more of the elements air, fire, stone, water, or wood. The spell had a range of and an area of effect  wide.

Each element had a different effect:
 * Air : Created a burst of air that formed a concussive wave.
 * Fire : Created a fire that would throw off sparks that ignited inflammable material in the spell's area of effect.
 * Stone and Wood : Created a burst of sharp slivers of stone or wood.
 * Water : Created a strong wave that swept through the area of effect. Boats and ships were unaffected.

If a wu jen attempted to cast this spell in the phlogiston, the spell would fail.

Components
The spell required only verbal and somatic components.