(06-01-2014, 08:39 AM)Knight Kat Wrote: So I am reaching out to all those savvy with lore to find out if there is anything in the lore that says non-magic-users can use aether to enhance physical abilities, or channel aether into attacks. (i.e. Lancers, Archers, Pugilists, Gladiators and Marauders). If so, to what end? How does it work, and to what level of intensity?
I have heard that the Monk story quests talk about the use of aether for Monks, but have never leveled Monk, so I do not know the details.
So there was a thread on the RPC a while back that, to summarize the consensus, was that all class/job "Abilities" were enhanced by the person's aether. Where as auto attacks were not, hence why they don't do hardly any damage. Basically it explained why we, the player character, could defeat beings of stone or metal like the Magitek Vanguards when all other NPCs' attacks are realistically deflected. However, this thread was not a lore-based discussion. (I went back about 16 pages trying to find the thread but I could not, merp. It's lost in there somewhere.)
Moving on!
To answer your question about Monks and aether, yes. Monk's channel aether from ancient battlefields to open what they call their "Chakra." It's been a long time since I've done the Monk quests as well and I don't want to butcher it, so I'll turn it over to Erik:
"The monks and the Fist of Rhalgr are interesting in the same way as any other organized religion - a sad, pathetic, and humorous way. The Fist teaches those foolish enough to listen that through rigorous training of the mind and body, and with constant invigoration and refinement, one can approach the sublimity of Rhalgr Himself. Such is their power of concentration that they are able to master the aether within their bodies and channel it in a manner that grants them immense destructive power. The monkhood insists on calling this internal essence "spiritual energy" or "life force" - but trust me when I say it is nothing other than aether."
-Erik
As for the other classes/jobs, I'm not wholly sure if there's any lore specifically tying their abilities to aether. I will investigate and get back to ya! ^^
EDIT: Windbite
"For showing such compassion to your peers, I wish to teach you a new technique - Windbite. With Windbite, you can bring the power of the very air around you to bear against your opponents. And they will suffer long after you've nocked your next arrow."
-Luciane "The One That Got Away"
Kind of up in the air on this one, perhaps whichever way you want to play it off. Could be aetherial, could just as easily not be.
