(07-03-2013, 10:26 PM)Nate is Blue Wrote: I also recall that the opening cutscenes mentions you feeling discomfort, after you wake up from your 'dream.'  The merchant comments that "it's the aether."  This seems to imply that Eorzea is rich in Aether, where  other areas of Hydaelyn may not be. This may be why the Garleans have an ineptitude for magic: there's not enough aether for them to effectively manipulate.
That's an interesting idea (as is Naunet's mirror interpretation).
I'd also suggest that it may be that some people (or all people) react poorly to large amounts of Aether until they adapt to it -- similar to people getting altitude sickness until they adapt. Or, perhaps, it's just a common turn of phrase for sickness, similar to how we say "you'll catch your death from that chill." (Though, personally, I think this last idea is pretty far-fetched.
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