So, about Atomos and the orange Aethecyte

[Reika]

What is going to happen to these in ARR? What did Atomos really DO to the aethecytes? Is he part of the reason the Eorzia 5 years in the furutre still has life on it, or did more than just the 5 heroes get teleported somehow?

Whats up with it?!

[Antanias]

I'm betting there will be newer aetherytes in ARR while the old ones remain, but in complete ruin (like the red one from the 2.0 pdfs)

[Loony_BoB]

I'm betting there will be newer aetherytes in ARR while the old ones remain, but in complete ruin (like the red one from the 2.0 pdfs)

When Yoshi-P's character died in the live letter, he returned to an Aetheryte.

[neorei]

I think atmo sucked up the life of the earth, reason why the prayer failed

[Antanias]

When Yoshi-P's character died in the live letter, he returned to an Aetheryte.

A newer one, I'm referring to the old-style ones in 1.0

[VoltaAsura]

Atomos liked the aetherytes, and in 2.0 they'll have rings on them.

[Reika]

Atomos liked the aetherytes, and in 2.0 they'll have rings on them.

Could these rings possibly add protection from Aetherial drainage?

[Mjollnir]

I wonder if the new, larger Aetheryte are those slow-moving fiery meteors that were shooting out of Dalamud (after cooling down a bit).

Atomos' purpose has me vexed. A minion of Bahamut? Or contrariwise draining the aether out of the current space/time to prevent the utter destruction of Eorzea?

[Junpei]

I believe Atomos was one of the monsters from the void. The rift to the void opened up when the Aetherytes began to react to the amount of Aether within Dalamud or the effect Dalamud had on the planets aether.

[Alerith]

I'm speculating that Atomos was an instrument of Bahamut, meant to suck up the Aether from Eorzea to make him more powerful, hence how he broke free of the sealing spell.