(05-14-2016, 12:21 AM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:Show ContentSpoilerSounsyy, regarding that sage, I was under the impression that the issue isn't that she's using Aethersight, necessarily, but that she's using it all the time and relying on it for all of her vision. The comment that was made (I think it was from her teacher, but I'm not 100% sure) seemed to suggest that it's something that was intended to be used in small intervals, not as a replacement for sight. Am I wrong?
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The bolded is the only real lore on the aethersight subject, and Matoya doesn't make the distinction of one-time use versus constant usage in the case of Y'shtola. She simply lays down the blanket fact that using aethersight consumes your lifeforce, whether its one time use or all the time doesn't seem to matter. Though it stands to reason that using something that's detrimental to yourself constantly versus only using it once in a while would take a more drastic toll on your lifeforce, so Y'shtola is probably greatly diminishing her life expectancy by doing this.
Matoya Wrote:When did the light fade from your eyes?
Y'shtola Wrote:I might have known that it would not escape your notice. It has been this way since I returned from the Lifestream. An aftereffect of the teleportation magick I invoked, most like.
Matoya Wrote:They are called “forbidden spells†for a reason. What were you thinking, girl?
Y'shtola Wrote:I have no regrets. I but did what was necessary to preserve the light of hope─to keep my promise to Minfilia. Besides, it afforded me the rare opportunity to wander the aether─a once in a lifetime experience.
Matoya Wrote:I need not tell you that it consumes your very life force to see by sensing the aether around you. Take care of yourself, do you hear me?
Y'shtola Wrote:I will, Master Matoya. And thank you.
The bolded is the only real lore on the aethersight subject, and Matoya doesn't make the distinction of one-time use versus constant usage in the case of Y'shtola. She simply lays down the blanket fact that using aethersight consumes your lifeforce, whether its one time use or all the time doesn't seem to matter. Though it stands to reason that using something that's detrimental to yourself constantly versus only using it once in a while would take a more drastic toll on your lifeforce, so Y'shtola is probably greatly diminishing her life expectancy by doing this.
