
Now that I think carefully, very sorry because I only thought about it just now, Yda and Papalymo mentioned a flow of aether above the ground and they can prove it because they are using Sharlayan Tech (The wierd binoculars), so I assumed the player moved through that stream.Â
In my own opinion though, Hydaelyn itself is the core of the planet, therefore it is the center of the flow. So, the crystal itself is aether in the densest form and the core of the planet. This is solely my speculation based on the fact that the Mothercrystal is named "Hydaelyn". However, I do not believe player go through this core unless the Echo brings them there, they simply follow the aether stream above ground and manifest themselves near Aetheryte.
In my opinion.Â
In my own opinion though, Hydaelyn itself is the core of the planet, therefore it is the center of the flow. So, the crystal itself is aether in the densest form and the core of the planet. This is solely my speculation based on the fact that the Mothercrystal is named "Hydaelyn". However, I do not believe player go through this core unless the Echo brings them there, they simply follow the aether stream above ground and manifest themselves near Aetheryte.
In my opinion.Â

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