
Without giving out TOO much. (Can't have back-story posted all over the place after all. Y'all need to find out the hard way
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In a word, yes, housing so much aether at any given time I'm positive has detrimental effects. For one: it's taken control of basic body functions such as sleeping (he rarely is able to sleep a full night), eating (hard to digest mundane materials). Willpower, of course solves most of these problems in the physical sense. His psyche however, has been mutilated compared to what it used to be.
His view of the world is more then wrapped. He can only feel on the two polar opposite ends of the spectrum. Just as his alignment would dictate he's Lawful and Evil all at the same time. Whilst he's not crazy(per say) and he's not out there hearing voices, his perceptions are skewed immensely. To sum it up: Razeyha'li Venhys died one day (not literally) and the Poet was forged. Now, housing this aether and to such a degree had subdued most (if not all) of his humanity. Fun trade off right?
As for mastery: Yes, he does have mastery over the energies within just as any other mage would/could/should. I should also take a second to note that he isn't being possessed by any outside entity. Thanks for the interest though Magellan. I appreciate the response.

In a word, yes, housing so much aether at any given time I'm positive has detrimental effects. For one: it's taken control of basic body functions such as sleeping (he rarely is able to sleep a full night), eating (hard to digest mundane materials). Willpower, of course solves most of these problems in the physical sense. His psyche however, has been mutilated compared to what it used to be.
His view of the world is more then wrapped. He can only feel on the two polar opposite ends of the spectrum. Just as his alignment would dictate he's Lawful and Evil all at the same time. Whilst he's not crazy(per say) and he's not out there hearing voices, his perceptions are skewed immensely. To sum it up: Razeyha'li Venhys died one day (not literally) and the Poet was forged. Now, housing this aether and to such a degree had subdued most (if not all) of his humanity. Fun trade off right?
As for mastery: Yes, he does have mastery over the energies within just as any other mage would/could/should. I should also take a second to note that he isn't being possessed by any outside entity. Thanks for the interest though Magellan. I appreciate the response.