Quote Originally Posted by Cilia View Post
OK, let's do this.

On Garleans
-Pretty sure they're not aliens. I believe it was stated somewhere that their inability to manipulate aether is because of a genetic defect, but I don't remember where from.
Maybe it's like the Cyclops lore in Krull. They made a deal to see the future, so they gave up one eye but wound up only able to see their own deaths with the remaining eye. The Garlians may be able to see the aether and what not, but having that eye and ability renders them unable to tap into it by natural means. Hence the Magi-tech.