[ She smiled, knowing. What sort of people, indeed? But she'd met them -- the Drow of the Everdark had burned their empire to the ground, and only the Mighty were left, ever-existing. Perhaps that would be different, someday, now that their god was whole. ]
The Conditions I speak of are...difficult to describe, if you don't understand the difference between a Story, a Role, and a Name, but I will do my best.
Sometimes, the grooves of our pattern find a place. There is always a Squire, although whom they learn from can differentiate from generation to generation. In my homeland, there is -- was, a Dread Emperor or Dread Empress. The pattern of creation recognizes this person, and the story of our land will find providence, or calamity, for them to manipulate the stories of the world as they see fit. In this way, we are able to pluck the ability to do miraculous things from the pattern.
Unfortunately, it does not sound very similar to your aether.
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The Conditions I speak of are...difficult to describe, if you don't understand the difference between a Story, a Role, and a Name, but I will do my best.
Sometimes, the grooves of our pattern find a place. There is always a Squire, although whom they learn from can differentiate from generation to generation. In my homeland, there is -- was, a Dread Emperor or Dread Empress. The pattern of creation recognizes this person, and the story of our land will find providence, or calamity, for them to manipulate the stories of the world as they see fit. In this way, we are able to pluck the ability to do miraculous things from the pattern.
Unfortunately, it does not sound very similar to your aether.