 Dibia are thought to be revealed to possess the power over one of three elements namely water (and large bodies of water), fire and vegetation.Dibia whose elements are vegetation can go on to become herbalists by their supposed instinctual knowledge of the health benefits of certain plants they are instinctually drawn to, fire element dibia can handle fire unscathed during their initiation, and water element dibia do not drown.Dibia can partially enter the spirit world and communicate this by rubbing chalk on one half of their face.