and the principle notion that aether can be condensed and reinforced to become more than its base components; fire that burns without fuel and frost that survives desert heat
He was close. Warren had already burned through two candles and his eyes were aching from being forced to read delicate script in poor light. He should have bought torches.
suffusing an element with aether of a life force can however be hazardous, as elemental energies do not care how they are fueled and will consume aether without concern for mortality
The books had been borrowed from the Ossuary. When he arrived the previous day asking about crystal containment and how to dispel it, he was met with blank looks and seemed to be rambling like a madman. In hindsight, Warren reasoned he likely was sounding like a lunatic, but he'd been directed to some books written on the theoretical ability to create corrupted aether. The anomaly had been recently recorded as a result of the Calamity, but there was always the study of it in lesser amounts. Regardless, Warren took everything on the subject and made off with it, returning to the desert cave that housed Howl's prison.
The subject matter was beyond him. Seeds of despair and hopelessness were planted in his heart, and as he read on theories of elematerial values and aetheric energies both suffused and diluted with life energy, he wondered how he was ever possibly going to come to a solution. S'ereno had confirmed that the crystal block was siphoning energy from Howl and would kill him if left untouched, but that did him no good. The thaumaturge's magic had done nothing, left no mark, and Warren himself knew so little about destructive magic that he couldn't surmise where to even begin.
magnified aether gains properties beyond the element's ordinary scope. Enhanced elements have been known to yield in the presence of more powerful magical elements, however, and
Warren sighed and pinched his fingers on the bridge of his nose. He didn't understand what he was reading, but he couldn't stop from trying to get something, anything gleaned. Sei was curled up on the rocks beside him sleeping and for a moment he wondered how she could be comfortable like that. Within a moment he was reminded of the ordeal she'd shared with Howl in the mountains of Coerthas and reasoned this must be far easier in comparison.
He felt his heart shiver at the thought. They'd both been through so much, and there he was feeling worn down from just reading. He was angry with himself for being so weak when Howl needed him. With a faint growl, he turned the page and recommitted himself to learning anything he could to help.
He was close. Warren had already burned through two candles and his eyes were aching from being forced to read delicate script in poor light. He should have bought torches.
suffusing an element with aether of a life force can however be hazardous, as elemental energies do not care how they are fueled and will consume aether without concern for mortality
The books had been borrowed from the Ossuary. When he arrived the previous day asking about crystal containment and how to dispel it, he was met with blank looks and seemed to be rambling like a madman. In hindsight, Warren reasoned he likely was sounding like a lunatic, but he'd been directed to some books written on the theoretical ability to create corrupted aether. The anomaly had been recently recorded as a result of the Calamity, but there was always the study of it in lesser amounts. Regardless, Warren took everything on the subject and made off with it, returning to the desert cave that housed Howl's prison.
The subject matter was beyond him. Seeds of despair and hopelessness were planted in his heart, and as he read on theories of elematerial values and aetheric energies both suffused and diluted with life energy, he wondered how he was ever possibly going to come to a solution. S'ereno had confirmed that the crystal block was siphoning energy from Howl and would kill him if left untouched, but that did him no good. The thaumaturge's magic had done nothing, left no mark, and Warren himself knew so little about destructive magic that he couldn't surmise where to even begin.
magnified aether gains properties beyond the element's ordinary scope. Enhanced elements have been known to yield in the presence of more powerful magical elements, however, and
Warren sighed and pinched his fingers on the bridge of his nose. He didn't understand what he was reading, but he couldn't stop from trying to get something, anything gleaned. Sei was curled up on the rocks beside him sleeping and for a moment he wondered how she could be comfortable like that. Within a moment he was reminded of the ordeal she'd shared with Howl in the mountains of Coerthas and reasoned this must be far easier in comparison.
He felt his heart shiver at the thought. They'd both been through so much, and there he was feeling worn down from just reading. He was angry with himself for being so weak when Howl needed him. With a faint growl, he turned the page and recommitted himself to learning anything he could to help.