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LeCard · **09-04-2013, 04:23 AM**

(09-04-2013, 03:52 AM)Roda Wrote:
(09-04-2013, 03:05 AM)Dieuvont Wrote: That varies upon what you believe a data format ought to do and function for. In this circumstance in particular, regarding what comprises sentient and living beings alike, Aeather is the matter that all living beings are comprised of, and should that Aether be disrupted, it may cause complications.

See, the issue I'm having is that aether is described as being energy, AND matter, AND all living things are entirely made out of the stuff. Â

Energy and matter, eh it's a stretch, but it could be perceived as fuel Â (it wouldn't BE energy, it would just contain it), and living things need fuel to survive, so that's cool too.

But, the fact that all living things, and only living things, are made, 100%, out of the stuff, I just can't get past. Â
That would mean that the only supplements you'd need are aetheric supplements. Â Why would blood be red if it has no iron? Â Would we still salt our food if we didn't need sodium? Could we even get drunk? Â Do we even need to drink (water)? If I take an ether potion, am I drinking, without a doubt, someone's (or many people's) decomposed body? Hell, how does one make leather gear when there are no chemicals to react to the tanning process?

I don't see how the cultures in the game can be so similar to ours with such drastically different laws of nature. >.<

For the "why is blood red" question, think of aether as some sort of special electron, or water, or energy in its purest form. While it can change simple matter from a collection of Iron,water etc. into a functioning living being, it does not put the elements into their body or"form" it simply animates them. This Aether is what grants living beings the difference in their existence between them and a rock(although there is mention in Arcanist lore that could go so far as to say certain "rocks" or even everything you can see/feel/touch is made of Aether in some respect.[more later])
For the difference you could look at the infamous Stone monster that you have to fight. You will notice that[note 2] it is an infusion of magic(Aether) that gives it it's life.
in regards to drinking a dead person as an Ether potion, I wouldn't be too worried about it, unless you want to think about how much human/animal waste you are consuming every time you take a drink of water(yes it takes time for such waste to decompose, but point is still there. have fun with your water now!=P)

Now back to the arcanist lore and how everything is made of Aether.
According to the description of an Arcanist they summon carbuncle by tapping into the "Aether of the gem" from which it is summoned. This tells me that either certain gems have their own latent Aetheric power, or everything is made of Aether and it is simply the amount of Aether infused into something that grants it "sentient life" or makes it just another rock.[note 2 answered here]

ok i'll stop here before I get any longer winded. sorry I don't have a TL;DR, just read if you want to know.

P.S. also, what Dieuvont said

Just something I looked up, but could be a good bit of reading for similar FF ideas of 14's Aether.
"Mist is but one of the manifestations of magic energy throughout the series, and can be compared to the power of elemental crystals in early Final Fantasy games, Lifestream in Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, pyreflies in Final Fantasy X and crystal energy in Fabula Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy series. " FF wiki

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