- Elusive aether. Aethereal. It’s everywhere and permeates everything, even this very piece of paper, even my very own eyes. Huh. That’s pretty quare. Benign in nature and doesn’t really do anything. Kind of like Cathal.
- Agitated aether.
- An elanroot consumes elusive aether and spits some of it back out in disgust. Understandable. I wouldn’t want to drink it either. If it permeates everything, imagine what dark and nasty holes it frequents.
- Agitated aether is semi-physical. It interacts with itself, aethereal, and magical insulators. In theory, I could gobble up some in my mouth and keep it there. That’s even quarer. Maybe I should shove it down the knucklehead’s throat.
- Used in relays somehow. Mixed with some liquid?
- Tainted aether. Aye, that’s bad stuff. Do not eat.
Still no clarity on the subject. Mr. Dryshite* says a burning’s fallout is best imagined as an increase in the aethereal’s temperature spreading from the burning elanroot like a disease. Admits that he pulled this explanation out of his arse. Not confirmed in the slightest. Some fallouts are more severe than others. They run “hotter”.
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Tech
An elanroot guzzling elusive aether creates a vortex (unless it doesn’t. Apparently, there are stealthy creatures who consume aether in a different manner). The vortex is detectable. If aethereal is non-physical, how could changes in it be observed and measured? Sounds like bollocks to me. No explanation so far.
A transmitter-receiver pair. Used by cheating cheaters who cheat. Sends a binary code by either intermittently start-stopping aether drawing with a single root or employing several roots with different drawing patterns. Maybe I should buy one. For research purposes.
Also known as “I work whenever you don’t need me” device.
Piece of niss-crap. Relies on the fact that aethereal in general flows away from the Everstorm. Makes sense. But even the smallest of disturbances turns it useless. Legendary Foerstner Group’s craftsmanship. Makes me concerned about my future companion.
Addendum
* As of after the relay run, Phelim Schwenke is no longer a dryshite. He’s actually alright. The crown now belongs to instructor Von Brandt. May the niss devour his face.
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