Quote Originally Posted by Sylvain View Post
Like, I feel it can't just be "somehow there's that super advanced civilization living *just here* that didn't care to invade/interact with the rest of the world with their super techy tech.
I think it's poor logic to leap from "they have advanced technology" to "owning advanced technology should make them desire to do a specific thing with that technology".

Additionally, I've said before, it could easily be the case that this technology is built around the specifics of existing in a highly lightning-aether-charged environment and simply won't function if taken elsewhere.