Motes

Primordial Motes are the simplest consciousness of Primordial Magic and are the smallest, weakest of the Primordials What happens is Primordial magic, as it congeals, becomes alive. Also happens when an Elemental reaches critical mass and divides itself into smaller pieces. (These almost always get eaten if they don't evolve nearly immediately.)


Motes are small, weak, and are more or less the egg, or perhaps larval, stage of Primordial development. Enough Motes can turn into a Sprite.
They are not quite inert. One could easily consider them Will-o'-wisps, but they are not, as those are fae. Motes float harmlessly along, and short of trying to eat one, they're not likely to hurt you. In fact, eating one isn't likely to hurt you, either, aside from disturbing your digestive system. (If you eat enough of them, you might gain powers, or give yourself the runs and die of dehydration, depends.)