Oh boy, I did those quests long ago and I don't even remember the dialogues clearly, but the way I understood it (and the way my memory "stored" that information"), the lifestream can sometimes, when really concentrated, form clusters of crystallized aether, and when it's strong enough, it will exudate from the earth, rock and wood and become solid in the form of minerals. So I suppose it works a bit like amber (fossilized tree resin, not sap) in real life? I think that would explain why you can gather crystal clusters in Mor Dhona, which is an area clearly abundant of solid aether since the Calamity.
To be an interesting, intriguing, well-written character, there needs to be something to allow the audience to relate to them. That is what the problem is with who wants their character to be "perfect". Perfect characters will never be strong, and strong characters will never be perfect, because WE (those who read, who watch, who RP) are not perfect.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
