There is actually some lore on this. ^^
So to answer your questions, someone who is aetherially inclined, such as a magi may actually feel the effects of the aether. This aether in the air should feel tangible. Maybe even to someone who isn't a mage.
Now, the first question this had me asking was "there was gloom pre-Calamity tho?" but the quote goes on to say that there's a connection between this umbrally charged Aether and openings to the Void. So this could mean two things: The thick, off-gasses aether caused by massive destruction attracts Voidsent through an opening torn by said destruction. Or, when a Voidgate is opened, the corruption of the Void spews forth the Gloom. Lore isn't entirely clear on which is accurate. So play along with it as one of those great mysteries of life!
Yes. But I have to backtrack a little first.
Pre-Calamity, when Bahamut was still trapped within Dalamud, the Elder Primal began drawing aether from Hydaelyn (the planet itself) into himself to recharge. As the moon edged closer and closer, the current of the Lifestream began to alter its course and caused strange shifts in aether across the entire planet, effectively halting the flow of aether to Silvertear Lake.
This was killing Hydaelyn, which was why Louisoux could not summon the Twelve against Bahamut. It would've killed the planet. There was simply not enough aether left because Bahamut had redirected the Lifestream into Dalamud.
When Bahamut laid waste to Eorzea, that massive aether death that followed changed the landscape and corrupted much of the aether that remained behind. However, with Bahamut gone, the Lifestream was able to return to its natural ebb and has been attempting to recover for the 5 years since.
So to answer your question, yes, those scars left behind by the events leading up to the Calamity and the Calamity itself should be very palpable to someone who is aetherially attuned. But the destruction and scars are more widespread than just Mor Dhona. Just- Mor Dhona has taken one hell of a bigger beating than the rest of the world in recent years.
Quote:Void Bass
On rare occasions a dark mist will settle over areas of Eorzea hit hardest by the corrupting hands of the Calamity. This mist is commonly referred to by skywatchers as "gloom" and is believed to be umbrally charged aether...
So to answer your questions, someone who is aetherially inclined, such as a magi may actually feel the effects of the aether. This aether in the air should feel tangible. Maybe even to someone who isn't a mage.
Now, the first question this had me asking was "there was gloom pre-Calamity tho?" but the quote goes on to say that there's a connection between this umbrally charged Aether and openings to the Void. So this could mean two things: The thick, off-gasses aether caused by massive destruction attracts Voidsent through an opening torn by said destruction. Or, when a Voidgate is opened, the corruption of the Void spews forth the Gloom. Lore isn't entirely clear on which is accurate. So play along with it as one of those great mysteries of life!
(01-17-2015, 03:18 AM)Cocotsu Wrote: Did Bahamut's wrath cause a shift in Aether there? would one feel the scars of such a terrible destruction in the Aether?
Yes. But I have to backtrack a little first.
Pre-Calamity, when Bahamut was still trapped within Dalamud, the Elder Primal began drawing aether from Hydaelyn (the planet itself) into himself to recharge. As the moon edged closer and closer, the current of the Lifestream began to alter its course and caused strange shifts in aether across the entire planet, effectively halting the flow of aether to Silvertear Lake.
This was killing Hydaelyn, which was why Louisoux could not summon the Twelve against Bahamut. It would've killed the planet. There was simply not enough aether left because Bahamut had redirected the Lifestream into Dalamud.
When Bahamut laid waste to Eorzea, that massive aether death that followed changed the landscape and corrupted much of the aether that remained behind. However, with Bahamut gone, the Lifestream was able to return to its natural ebb and has been attempting to recover for the 5 years since.
So to answer your question, yes, those scars left behind by the events leading up to the Calamity and the Calamity itself should be very palpable to someone who is aetherially attuned. But the destruction and scars are more widespread than just Mor Dhona. Just- Mor Dhona has taken one hell of a bigger beating than the rest of the world in recent years.
