An aether-what?

[Enkidoh]

I'd like to see some NPCs that could use Aetherytes. Would be cool to have a couple that randomly ported around doing duties. Surely there is an adventurer NPC that can do this, we can't be the only ones?

During the main storyline

Y'shtola uses a beastmen-made aetheryte system to access Titan - after the fight she also clearly disappears via Teleport as well.

Not to mention there's a FATE in Eastern La Noscea involving a merchant who lost his chocobo, and for some reason at the end the frightened man shouts "Return!" or something, before disappearing.

Also it should be mentioned during the original 1.0 storyline during one of the Path of the Twelve story quests the player's Path Companion appeared out of an original-style aetheryte (Gridania's original one) too - they were shown just kind of appearing from out of thin air, with a slight shimmering effect at ground level when they appear.

Anyway, thanks for this info dump Camate - hopefully this should now put all those old threads about 'why do we pay gil to teleport/where does the money go?' finally to rest.