[Shard] - Sosaria
[Type] - Arcane
[Book] - Red - 20 pages

[Title] - The Ether
[Author] - Penumbra

The Ether

by Penumbra

[Page 1]
Not to be confused with
the Ethereal Void, the
Ether is the source of
magic that permeates
anything and everything on
every world.
The Ether has no
source, rather it is its

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own source, being
infinite in nature. It can
best be described as an unending sea of ghostlike
waves, that eddy and
shift in a way that is
totally unpredictable.

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Those who are attuned
to the Ether, commonly
called mages, can draw
these swirling etherwaves
into the Material World
in the form of Mana and
shape them into spells.

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Some misguided
individuals have been lead
to believe that the Ether
exists in concentric
circles, numbering only
eight. This, however, is
untrue, as the potential
power of magic is as l

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imitless as the Ether
itself, but the Human
mind's need for organization has
structured our known
spells in such a way they
may appear so at first
glance.

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However, mages and
scribes aren't the
only ones that use mana
drawn from the Ether.
Necromancers, Arcanists,
Paladins, Ninjas, and
Samauri also may summon
forth mana from the

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Ether. Even highly focused
warriors may call on the
power of the Ether for
special moves in combat.
Thus, it can easily be
shown that that the
Ether isn't bound by our
need for organization and

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there may well be other circles of magic beyond
the currently known eight.
Certain things can
disrupt, or otherwise
effect the flow of Ether.
One of these is
blackrock, which has

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the unique characteristic of
extending into the Ether,
slowing, and even blocking
the flow of Ether around
it.
Another implementation
of blackrock, combined
with powerful magics, can

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create a "Zigzag" or
"Jagged" Ether wave,
instead of the normal
rounded kind, perverting
the Ether around it.
These "Jagged" waves,
while they can still be
used by mages, unless

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protected against can cause serious harm to
the mind.

An excellent bit of work. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.