From a particularly dogeared copy of ‘Research Team Guidelines’ by Archon Niniri Niri. In order to discuss aetherytes one must begin with the fundamental nature of the world. The world is composed of two dimensions, the corporeal world and the aetherial one, sometimes referred to as the lifestream. When something, or someone, in the corporeal world is destroyed or dies their aether passes into the lifestream and when new life is born or new matter formed, it draws from the lifestream, creating a cyclical system. These two worlds are close to each other at some points, and further at others. In areas where the two worlds are close, a living creature may reserve their sense of will while discorporated into a form of pure aether, a … [Read more...]
The Voidal Hierarchy
From a particularly dogeared copy of 'Research Team Guidelines' by Archon Niniri Niri. Spoken scholars who study the void often use a hierarchy of their own making to categorize the voidsent, commonly referred to as the voidal hierarchy. This structure attempts to place voidsent on a scale from one to twelve according to their strength and intellect, though it should be noted that this a hierarchy purely of spoken making and has no relevance to the voidsent's actual standing in their home shard. The voidsent encountered by the forces of Eorzea typically fall as described below, though this list is by no means exhaustive. 12th Rung - Imps, Gnats, Deepeyes, Gremlins and Fopers 11th Rung - Devilets, Bombs and Gaelicats 10th Rung - … [Read more...]
