Consequence of other Stars [SPOILER Discussion]

[Nothv13]

This discussion made me realize something and I hope I'm not derailing the thread:

If so many stars died, if so many planets were overrun by dynamis does that mean that it is normal to have stale aether currents? I mean Etherys was only saved because Zodiark.

I actually think

it is normal for star as they age to develop stale aether currents as a sign of dieing. One of the prevailing messages is that all things must end, and that includes a stars life. What Meteion was doing however was preventing new life from starting which essentially breaks the cycle, while speeding up the death of the universe rather than just letting it play out.

[EdwinLi]

This discussion made me realize something and I hope I'm not derailing the thread:

If so many stars died, if so many planets were overrun by dynamis does that mean that it is normal to have stale aether currents? I mean Etherys was only saved because Zodiark.

Also...

About that idea of a new antagonist? Something tells me we're not done with Zenos yet.

Don't worry you're still on topic and a rather important one that since this lore maybe linked to what may happen in Season 2.

I actually think

it is normal for star as they age to develop stale aether currents as a sign of dieing. One of the prevailing messages is that all things must end, and that includes a stars life. What Meteion was doing however was preventing new life from starting which essentially breaks the cycle, while speeding up the death of the universe rather than just letting it play out.

Considering that Hermes said Dynamis consists around 60% of their reality and 40% is Aether, it is probably rare for a world to have more Aether than Dynamis so chances are the Source (and the shards) are one of the few amount of worlds that have strong Aethers.

There is a theory I have that a person's ability to us magic is maybe related to the amount of Aether and Dynamis they have. If this is true then it will also explain certain things such as why Garleans cannot use Aether as this theory means that Garleans are stronger with Dynamis so their lower Aether alignment reduced their ability to use magic.

We experience life as a Garlean during combat in that one story instance and they basically have to do everything we Humans on Earth do to survive. Med kits to heal as they lack self regenerating ability when out of combat (most likely beings that have high Aether have natural rapid healing abilites when their body is not stressed), require performance enhancements to improve their physical abilites since they cannot use magic to enhance their bodies, and etc.

This theory will also imply worlds with higher Dynamis has lower amount of beings that can use magic or none at all since Aether is the source of magical abilities. That will put these civilizations on higher Dynamis worlds to depend on Technology more compared to a world with higher Aether that has beings that can use magic.

[Jandor]

Considering that Hermes said Dynamis consists around 60% of their reality and 40% is Aether, it is probably rare for a world to have more Aether than Dynamis so chances are the Source (and the shards) are one of the few amount of worlds that have strong Aethers.

I personally assumed that dynamis is sort of spread out all across the Universe fairly equally, while aether tends to end up clustered around stars and planets and other 'active' things.

There is a theory I have that a person's ability to us magic is maybe related to the amount of Aether and Dynamis they have. If this is true then it will also explain certain things such as why Garleans cannot use Aether as this theory means that Garleans are stronger with Dynamis so their lower Aether alignment reduced their ability to use magic.

IIRC Garleans have roughly the same amount of aether as the other races, they just lack the ability to consciously manipulate it.
It seems to me that the limits of what someone can and can't do with magic are as physiological as they are aetherial.

We experience life as a Garlean during combat in that one story instance and they basically have to do everything we Humans on Earth do to survive. Med kits to heal as they lack self regenerating ability when out of combat (most likely beings that have high Aether have natural rapid healing abilites when their body is not stressed), require performance enhancements to improve their physical abilites since they cannot use magic to enhance their bodies, and etc.

I put the lack of healing down to a gameplay mechanic, but if I did have to ascribe a lore reason to it, I'd be inclined to go with the lack of rapid auto-healing being the default for everyone and it's the player characters that are the odd ones out in that regard, not the Garleans.

Or alternatively, the Garlean soldier you possessed was a dead body. Dead bodies aren't really known for their rapid healing factor.