Dynamis Vs Aether

[Hurlstone]

I may not be 100% correct, but...

Aether is basically the energy that makes up most life. They all have it, and magic is a form of it. Dynamis is basically the ‘Dark Energy’ of FFXIV, the unseen force that whilst more abundant in the world, is also less observed and weaker. The more Aether there is, the weaker the effect Dynamis has. For example, the pre-Sundered Ancients had such a high natural Aether they where relatively unaffected by even large amounts of Dynamis raining upon them. It was only their only had their creation magics which went out of control (Still caused The End of the World mind…)

We do not know the full details of what Dynimis is and what it does, as we only just discovered it/was added recently, but it seems to react to strong emotions, negative ones in particular, twisting the Aether of the Sundered and turning them into hollow Blasphemies. So strong is this corruption by Dynamis that those turned by it never return to the life stream. Does it effect magic? I do not think we have a clear answer, but likey so. We know our Limit Breaks seem to be powered by it, and its interesting looking back how often ‘emotion’ is the explanation for power/aspects in several of the job quests (PLD, WAR, DNC ect) which whilst a fantasy trope in their own right, can now be retroactively attributed to Dynamis. Is it an aspect of Primals? Again I do not think we have been given a clear answer, but given the emotions that must go into summoning what you think is a God, and the fact that the Twelve seemed to be shaped by it, I would be highly surprised if its not involved somehow.

I suspect we will learn more about it in future patches, via a few ‘retconns’ I think.