Zhan'a Rakhin, Alexander Steelstrike, and R'Tahira Ohan did some investigating around Black Brush Station, where they discovered that the Scintillant Ingots were being produced there and then shipped en masse to Idyllshire. At least three wagonloads of the stuff had been sent just the week prior.
From Mutamix Bubblypots, they also discovered that large quantities of Demicrystals had been ordered by Hismena of the House of Splendors. It was explained to them that this rare material augmented the aetherial properties of armor and weapons, making it so that even those with little to no aetherial skill could use the enhanced powers of whatever the demicrystals were built into.
Just what was going on here...?