(02-19-2015, 11:58 AM)Graeham Ridgefield Wrote: My character isn't very capable of manipulating aether. Even making use of an aetheryte crystal is something he struggles with and it usually leaves him feeling disorientated and ill after doing so.
This is directly tied to his heritage, since his mother was a Garlean and they're unable to use magic at all. Which is something a lot of Garlean role-players seem to overlook, unfortunately!
Granted he's only half-Garlean so his ability to use aether isn't gone completely but he is by no means capable of doing anything but the most simple of feats with it. I strive to make his heritage more of a drawback than a perk given just how much weight such a fact carries within Eorzea.
Oh, that's a really good point! I have two characters, a Keeper male and a Midlander Hyur. My Keeper has very low levels of aether, but uses it very well with chakra seals and precise/efficient manipulation, as I said above. My Hyur (Reina) is from an old gridanian family and naturally has vast reserves of aether that she can call upon. She's got psychological issues that generally keep her from doing so, but it's there. I'd forgotten all about that.
