Elements

People

Potential Energy	Kinetic Energy
Someone who is honorbound or dutybound not to act.	Someone willing to risk everything to prove or redeem themselves.
Someone who has a plan but lacks the resources they need.	Someone acting on secret information that others don’t have.
Someone who has lacks or has lost confidence, drive or courage.	Someone who is fleeing trouble, but brings it with them.
Someone who has a secret or weakness they’re trying to hide.	Someone rushing to bury a scandal or cover up their past.
Someone who has a power or claim that they don’t even know about.	Someone who recently came into the power to pursue their goals.
Someone who is being blackmailed or pressured into inaction.	Someone who has nothing left to lose, going out in a blaze of glory.

Creatures

Potential Energy	Kinetic Energy
A creature that remains inactive unless roused or disturbed.	A creature that is actively rampaging or enraged.
A creature that remains inactive unless you threaten its young.	A creature that has been drugged, tricked, or trained to do something.
A creature that remains inactive unless you disrupt its habitat.	A creature that has been driven from its usual haunt.
A creature that is powerful or dangerous, but predictable or stupid.	A creature that has learned an unusual behaviour or is acting erratically.
A creature that is precious or useful, but forbidden or protected	A creature that is searching or hunting for something or someone.
A creature that is following some seasonal instinct, like migration or spawning.	A creature whose ecosystem is broken or failing, making it desperate.

Places

Potential Energy	Kinetic Energy
A secret place where power or treasures are buried and forgotten.	A place in the throes of a natural disaster or manmade crisis.
A place whose ownership is contested, mired in endless arguments.	A place whose ownership is contested, actively being fought over.
A place whose ownership is settled, though not everyone agrees.	A place which recently changed hands, disrupting the old status quo.
A place which seems stable but has hidden cracks and fault lines.	A place which is recovering from disaster, still in disarray.
A place which seems chaotic but operates according to unwritten rules.	A place which is in the midst of an ongoing occupation or crackdown.
A place where power or treasures are locked away or carefully harnessed.	A place on the frontier or horizon, where there is no established order.

Things

Potential Energy	Kinetic Energy
A precious resource or powerful item that is firmly within someone’s grasp.	A precious resource or powerful item that has recently gone missing, but not for long.
A precious resource or powerful item that is locked away so no one can use it.	Something which has a mind of its own and answers to no one.
A precious resource or powerful item that is considered lost and beyond reach.	Something which is dangerous, bringing unintended consequences when used.
Something which is contained or nullified, but requires constant upkeep to remain so.	Something which is poisonous, its very presence harmful to those nearby.
Something which is precious or vital, but requires constant upkeep to keep working.	Something which has stopped working or gone wrong, with ongoing consequences.
Something which lies dormant and requires a key, catalyst or power source to awaken.	Something which has been activated or set in motion, and is now on a fixed course.

Factions

Potential Energy	Kinetic Energy
A respectable institution with its hands tied by decorum and politics.	A group of young upstarts who aren’t willing to wait for their turn.
A collapsed faction that spends its energy on infighting and internal conflict.	An outside presence looking to establish a foothold.
An empire or dynasty that has reached the natural limits of its own expansion.	An empire or dynasty that has overextended itself and is crumbling from within.
A group that wields power but is bound by restraint, or by the code they follow.	A group that is burning every resource it has in a desperate attempt to survive.
A faction that seems unassailable, but is hiding a hidden weakness or secret conflict.	A group that is gambling with its very existence to seize power or upset the status quo.
A faction that seems weak, but possesses a lead or a secret that could change the game.	An alliance or partnership that has changed the established balance of power.

Events

Potential Energy	Kinetic Energy
An ongoing cycle of decline, something which is slowly failing or eroding.	A natural disaster or affliction that strikes without warning.
A scheduled festival or event which takes place every year.	A sudden and spontaneous celebration, phenomenon, or trend.
An astrological conjunction that opens rare and occult energies.	An unstable power vacuum, left behind by a fall from grace.
A conflict or dispute which has tempers running high, but will eventually settle.	A new resource has been discovered or a new technology has appeared.
A temporary truce or restriction, either negotiated or mandated from above.	A sudden betrayal, change of allegiances, or fresh vendetta.
The latest flare-up of an old grudge or feud.	An old tradition or unwritten rule has been suddenly abandoned.