(08-06-2017, 10:50 AM)FloppyDingo Wrote: Are aetherites and teleportation considered "Okay" in roleplay and lore? Would it be fine to have your character in Kugane one night, then Ul'dah the next, and just say "well I teleported"? Or is it 'weird' or a faux-pas to teleport frequently?
Aetherytes are fairly common in all of the major cities. However, the act of teleportation is a little more complicated. Teleporting requires using anima, which adventurers tend to have a lot of and common people have less. (It's like how having bigger aether reserves would generally make you a better choice for a thaumaturge). In FFXIV 1.0, all teleportation was paid for in anima, which regenerated slowly as a game mechanic to give the idea that it couldn't be done often. In 2.0, we do still use anima, but the game mechanic cost has been changed to gil for a variety of reasons.
So while it's possible for some people to do it, it's not something regular people can just do casually given their amount of anime, aethersickness, and physical limitations. As the distance increases, more anima is needed, which is generally going to be what gets a person. This is why little distances like aethernet travel is probably fairly common, but going to/from a settlement or a city would be quite taxing. (And is also why we still have carriages, boats, and airships for transporting goods, each with their own pros and cons.)
Here are some Lore compilations that may help:
Crash Course in Eorzean Aetherology
Settlements in Eorzea Then and Now
Schools of Magic, Mechanics of Casting, and Aether Sources
Aether, Aetheryte, and Lifestream Lore
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