[licker]

You're right jim, I overstated that.

However, you are taking a big a risk at getting into air without some kind of 'assistance'. You may get there 'quickly' you may not. To guarantee it you need to make a sacrifice somewhere.

But why would you? You don't need air for anything do you (other than what you already can do with the EA combo or communions)? Use your innate advantages (which are your counts) and run with it. Is it easier for Ulm to forge some Boots of Stone or Marble armor than it is to find a way to A2 and air gem income (since you already burned 35 of them...) to get reliable flying onto other thugs?

Anyway diversifying into air is clearly much more difficult than the other paths.