"Levin" is just what the game calls lightning. Just like they call a day a "sun" and a month a "moon" and so on. So I was just being overly fancy in saying "magical lightning." 
And don't take my words as the absolute truth. I'm mostly spitballing based off what I've seen and read. High fire resistance could very well mean that someone could hold their hand in a campfire longer. Or someone who isn't bothered by the cold winds of Ishgard might have a higher ice resistance. I just always saw magical spells of the types as replicating things found in nature with one's aether more than just creating it - though either is possible.
... I mean, aether-attuned crystals are oft used in that manner. Fire crystals used to make fires or keep things warm, ice crystals to chill things down, and so on. So there could be some weight behind magical fire and regular fire being the same thing. It's all in how you approach it, I suppose.
And don't take my words as the absolute truth. I'm mostly spitballing based off what I've seen and read. High fire resistance could very well mean that someone could hold their hand in a campfire longer. Or someone who isn't bothered by the cold winds of Ishgard might have a higher ice resistance. I just always saw magical spells of the types as replicating things found in nature with one's aether more than just creating it - though either is possible.
... I mean, aether-attuned crystals are oft used in that manner. Fire crystals used to make fires or keep things warm, ice crystals to chill things down, and so on. So there could be some weight behind magical fire and regular fire being the same thing. It's all in how you approach it, I suppose.
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