Quote Originally Posted by Keroa View Post
And if Aether manipulation is possible(magic etc) would it be possible, given enough focus and knowledge to steal the Aether out of a living being? as you watch Ultima weapon do to the primals? And considering tha ether is the life sustaining force on the planet, if one were to remove all of their Aether, is it safe to assume that their body would shut down(die)?
If I recall the THM quest line (one of my fav), it revolves around the leader of the THM guild's brother Cocobusi being possessed by a demon Mormo. Mormo was running around (in Cocobusi's body) sucking the aether out of THMs and leaving a string of dead bodies in her wake (to regenerate into her true form). I think that answers your question on sucking aether out of people.

Also corrupted aether seems to be the real world version of radiation.