Are the Shards in separate dimension or are they physical locations?

[MPNZ]

They could totes say it's just a space-time phenomena, and that the planet looks like a kaleidoscope reflecting several different points in time thus giving weight to Lahabrea's monologue about "both aetheric and physical"

[Neophyte]

Imo the 'different phasing' theory is the most plausible theory.
If they are physically in a different spot in space, Y'shtola would observe aether coming in from other shards from outer space, like the light aether pouring into the source. But that just came 'out of the ground' you could say, right?
(Or it's like in quantum mechanics and while they are in really far apart physical places the shards are somehow 'entangled')

If you have the sundering only on the source is a neat explanation for the vast power difference between inhabitants of dragon star and the one where Omega was build and the inhabitants of the planet we are on.
Like, every alien we encounter is basically on a level with the Ancients... which isn't that strange if you assume that 'our' planet isn't in any way special, except that we're sundered.

Explanation is probably the wrong word. What I mean is, if we assume that planets work all the same, that it shouldn't be that suprising that aliens coming from unsundered places are quite godlike to us.

[Alleluia]

Imo the 'different phasing' theory is the most plausible theory.
If they are physically in a different spot in space, Y'shtola would observe aether coming in from other shards from outer space, like the light aether pouring into the source. But that just came 'out of the ground' you could say, right?
(Or it's like in quantum mechanics and while they are in really far apart physical places the shards are somehow 'entangled')

If you have the sundering only on the source is a neat explanation for the vast power difference between inhabitants of dragon star and the one where Omega was build and the inhabitants of the planet we are on.
Like, every alien we encounter is basically on a level with the Ancients... which isn't that strange if you assume that 'our' planet isn't in any way special, except that we're sundered.

Explanation is probably the wrong word. What I mean is, if we assume that planets work all the same, that it shouldn't be that suprising that aliens coming from unsundered places are quite godlike to us.

That is an excellent point.