(02-27-2016, 01:37 AM)Versesai Wrote: Tl;dr I've got a warrior who IC wants to hit things harder using magic and wants to turn rocks into big hulking axe-like things to hit people like a truck, how do this?
We have a few examples of skilled mages and warriors channeling aether into their existing weapon to increase its potency, but I can't think of an example (outside of the Warrior of Light forging the Blade of Light from their aether) where someone conjures a weapon from nothing and uses it. That's not to say its impossible, but I agree with Sin that such a thing would likely fall under the category of an extremely skilled mage, conjurer specifically, than a mercenary/warrior with a passing knowledge of aether manipulation.
On the flipside, most Disciples of War have shown some example of channeling internal aether, called Anima, into their attacks to make them more potent. Greinfarr and Ilberd both use aether to power their swords, Warriors can channel their anima to unlock whats called the Inner Beast to loose themselves in a savage rage of aether, pugilists and monk have been known to channel aether into their fists, etc. But all of these are examples of channeling aether into an already existing weapon.
Theoretically, if your character was skilled at conjury and marauding, you might be able to conjure a stone axe head onto your conjury staff and use an axe that way? But again, by all accounts, this would take a skilled practitioner to perform. So a lengthy history at the Stillglade Fane or Ishgard's Scholasticate would likely be a necessary addition to your backstory. Or, have this as a thing that your character pursues now in character as part of their story arch. They didn't know what aether was, saw that it was a great thing to use, and decided to take up the earnest study by going to either the Stillglade Fane or Scholasticate.
I'm assuming because your character has only a passing understanding of aether that your Xaela is fresh to Eorzea? If so, I'd recommend the learning these skills ICly route above. While we know Far Easterners have access to magical abilities, we've not seen many examples of them utilizing advanced magicks and don't seem to have a huge understanding of "aether" beyond its conceptual "energy of life" sort of thing.
Also, is your character just an axe-wielder or are they a Warrior, an Abalathian who harnesses their Inner Beast to be more destructive? If the latter, that's another thing you'd have to learn while in Eorzea. But I think a skilled marauder who wishes to become a skilled conjurer and imbue their axe with magical properties would be the way to go, it'll just likely take time?
Hope this helps! ^^ Sorry there's not a lot of lore quotes. Sin pretty much used the one I was going to bring up lol and I'm in a hurry to get to work.
