Its been 7 and a half years. Put an Aetherite in the Dravanian Hinterlands.

[DamianFatale]

No joke, this zone is STILL the most annoying zone in the game, despite being so beautiful, because it has not one aetherite.

There are no more lore reasons why they can't have one. Alexander is canonically dealt with. The Illuminati though still technically NPCs in the zone have been a non problem for years. Thordan and the Knights of the round are not chasing you anymore.

Just put an aetherite in the Dravanian Hinterlands. SOMEWHERE. Anywhere. There is one settlement, upgrade the settlement so that the goblins have an aetherite in their little ruined village. I don't care if we have to repair it for a mini restoration, just give us an aetherite. People still do old hunts, as well as gathering, and new players might find it a hindrance if they wish to play through that expansion. There are plenty of reasons to do it. Plus I've always wanted to repair the Hinterlands. I'm sure many other players wouldn't mind, even if it wasn't all of it.