During the adventure you will also have the opportunity to recover magics that are related to the four elements, the magic will be accessible via the small creatures of jinn name you will encounter during your journey. Were jinns that give the magic related to the four elements.
You also need to solve puzzles during your adventure with objects Psynergy name, with that if you can break rocks, Show hidden doors etc. The more you advance in the game, more you will get Psynergy.
Finally, I suggest you start with the first two opus to understand the history of the game. :)
It's easy to play first two games via RomStation. :)