A couple things jumped out at me as I read this.
If I recall correctly it's implied that A-Towa-Cant couldn't stay even if he wanted to. It was like he'd been offered a finite amount of time in which to pass on his legacy before it was up. Who or what willed this to him is unknown. It's so easy to say "The Elementals" but I don't know if I buy it in this case.
As far as Ascians I do believe they require a "dark crystal" on the person before they can reform the physical body again as seen with Nahabras. (sp?) He openly taunts the Scions saying he's eternal and there is nothing they can do.
A form composed of raw aether would render a person akin to a primal. I am assuming this is why they differentiate the Ascians with the "dark crystals".
The massive exception to any of this in the game thus far is Y'shtola. She literally had her physical body reformed out of the lifestream. How much of that is her plot armor and how much of that is....feesable for an average person is debatable.
If I recall correctly it's implied that A-Towa-Cant couldn't stay even if he wanted to. It was like he'd been offered a finite amount of time in which to pass on his legacy before it was up. Who or what willed this to him is unknown. It's so easy to say "The Elementals" but I don't know if I buy it in this case.
As far as Ascians I do believe they require a "dark crystal" on the person before they can reform the physical body again as seen with Nahabras. (sp?) He openly taunts the Scions saying he's eternal and there is nothing they can do.
A form composed of raw aether would render a person akin to a primal. I am assuming this is why they differentiate the Ascians with the "dark crystals".
The massive exception to any of this in the game thus far is Y'shtola. She literally had her physical body reformed out of the lifestream. How much of that is her plot armor and how much of that is....feesable for an average person is debatable.
