Aetherial Matter : The Elder Scrolls Series Discussion

» Fri May 13, 2011 8:03 pm

Okay, I read in a thread recently that some people sent beings into Aetherius, which came back with some sort of stuff. What is this from, links, what kind of stuff are we talking, etc. etc.?

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:35 pm

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Aetherius

» Sat May 14, 2011 3:02 am

Are you looking for this?:

From time to time, fragments of Aetherius fall from the heavens. The people know these fragments as 'shooting stars', and from time to time, such Aetherial fragments are found on Nirn. The most common varieties are known as 'meteoric iron'; this metal is prized by armorers and enchanters for its properties in the forging of enchanted weapons and armors. This meteoric iron is also the primary component in 'Ayleid Wells,' ancient enchanted artifacts found throughout Cyrodiil.

Another, rarer form of Aetherial fragment is called 'meteroic glass'. It is from such fragments that other rare Ayleid enchanted artifacts are crafted -- Welkynd Stones and Varla Stones.

From "Magic from the Sky"

And to Kysio, that link says nothing about matter returing from Aetherius.

» Fri May 13, 2011 3:26 pm

And to Kysio, that link says nothing about matter returing from Aetherius.

I couldn`t find anything better, so I gave him this link

» Fri May 13, 2011 8:51 pm

Naw, I'm thinking of something else, but Welkynd stones did come to mind.

» Sat May 14, 2011 12:02 am

Proweler will probably know what you mean.

What Rohugh is for the Morrowind forums, Proweler is for the lore forum.

» Fri May 13, 2011 2:02 pm

Another, rarer form of Aetherial fragment is called 'meteroic glass'. It is from such fragments that other rare Ayleid enchanted artifacts are crafted -- Welkynd Stones and Varla Stones.

Why can I remember a quest involving a cave full of "naturally growing" Welkynd Stones?

» Fri May 13, 2011 9:35 pm

Why can I remember a quest involving a cave full of "naturally growing" Welkynd Stones?

A quest that involved simply finding them, picking up a journal and then getting four health potions as a reward. It was like some lame attempt to get a lore-centric quest in there somewhere.

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:04 pm

Okay, I read in a thread recently that some people sent beings into Aetherius, which came back with some sort of stuff. What is this from, links, what kind of stuff are we talking, etc. etc.?

Visit to Aetherius occur even less frequently than to Oblivion, for the void is a long expanse and only the stars offer portal for aetherial travel, or the judicious use of magic. The expeditions of the Reman Dynasty and the Sun Birds of Alinor are the most famous attempts in our histories, and it is a cosmic irony that both of them were eventually dissolved for the same reason: the untenable expenditures required to reach magic by magicka. Their only legacy is the Royal Imperial Mananauts of the Elder Council and the great Orrery at Firsthold, whose spheres are made up of genuine celestial mineral gathered by travelers during the Merethic Era. - http://www.imperial-library.info/pge3/arena_supermundus.shtml

I couldn`t find anything better, so I gave him this link

Well, it's not a wiki and quite frankly the layout is age old, but the relevant link is right on top of the search.

http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=72791987&pageid=r&mode=ALL&n=0&query=aetherius

Proweler will probably know what you mean.

And I tolerated the 120 second wait to post it too!

Why can I remember a quest involving a cave full of "naturally growing" Welkynd Stones?

A quest that involved simply finding them, picking up a journal and then getting four health potions as a reward. It was like some lame attempt to get a lore-centric quest in there somewhere.

Well. To be fair it does lends itself for some 'useful' conclusions. From this, the crystals growing in the Ayleid ruins and the magic crystals in Morrowind it could be assumed that magic crystallizes in an environment with allot of magic. Quite like making salt crystals.

» Fri May 13, 2011 8:33 pm

I need to find my PGE. I lost it somewhere.

Well, thanks.

» Fri May 13, 2011 3:06 pm

Speaking of which, would it be legal for the imperial Library to host scanned pages of the 1st Edition? There are some illustrations, after all.

» Fri May 13, 2011 4:47 pm

Speaking of which, would it be legal for the imperial Library to host scanned pages of the 1st Edition? There are some illustrations, after all.

Off-topic, but as someone who has never seen a live PGE 1st Edition (aside from the text on TIL) I would love the opportunity to see the pictures - Kind Dead Wolf-Deer! The least thing that may be done is ask gamesas - after all, they apparently gave permission to put the PGE 3rd Ed. text up on TIL pretty fast.

» Fri May 13, 2011 2:39 pm

...after all, they apparently gave permission to put the PGE 3rd Ed. text up on TIL pretty fast.

If I recall correctly, we had to wait a few years before we were able to place the PGE 3 in the Library.

» Fri May 13, 2011 10:47 pm

Naw, I'm thinking of something else, but Welkynd stones did come to mind.

Possibly, as they are to Sigil Stones as the Aedra are to the Daedra.

But let's also remember Varla Stones as well.

» Fri May 13, 2011 1:34 pm

Why are welkynd stones to sigil stones as ...? I don't get it.

» Fri May 13, 2011 5:43 pm

http://www.imperial-library.info/obbooks/magic_sky.shtml.

» Sat May 14, 2011 12:19 am

Possibly, as they are to Sigil Stones as the Aedra are to the Daedra.

That link says nothing about this relationship.

» Fri May 13, 2011 2:05 pm

It says nothing of Aedra or Daedra.

The Main Quest makes that connotation.

But either way, the book was written without the knowledge of naturally growing welkynd stones.

» Sat May 14, 2011 2:05 am

It says nothing of Aedra or Daedra.

Aedra and Daedra are opposites. Welkynd stones and Sigil stones are opposites.

You're welcome.

» Sat May 14, 2011 12:23 am

Aedra and Daedra are opposites. Welkynd stones and Sigil stones are opposites.

You're welcome.

And you're not.

You did not explain that relationship to me, I got his meaning when he told of the main quest in his follow up post.

» Fri May 13, 2011 2:42 pm

Honestly thought you played the main quest. Apologies.

» Fri May 13, 2011 11:07 am

Honestly thought you played the main quest. Apologies.

No worries. I have played it, but I have to be reminded of parts from time to time. It's not age or bad memory, its just the filler quests I tend to forget about.

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:20 pm

No worries. I have played it, but I have to be reminded of parts from time to time. It's not age or bad memory, its just the filler quests I tend to forget about.

Martin sends you on a little scavenger hunt that seems rather reminiscent of a bridal shower-- Something old, something new, etc.. blah.

Anyhow, one of the items he sends you after is the "Great welkind stone" of some ayleid ruin-- spouting some rediculous babble that it is essentially the crystallized essence of mundus, and thus, is a natural counterbalance to the alien powers of oblivion.

(Nevermind that this idea is absurd when taken with the context that the ayleids are ELVES, and elves HATE THE MUNDUS WITH A FIREY PASSION BEYOND WHICH EVEN THE HELLS KNOW.)

Ok. I'm done.

» Fri May 13, 2011 8:07 pm

Martin sends you on a little scavenger hunt that seems rather reminiscent of a bridal shower-- Something old, something new, etc.. blah.

Anyhow, one of the items he sends you after is the "Great welkind stone" of some ayleid ruin-- spouting some rediculous babble that it is essentially the crystallized essence of mundus, and thus, is a natural counterbalance to the alien powers of oblivion.

(Nevermind that this idea is absurd when taken with the context that the ayleids are ELVES, and elves HATE THE MUNDUS WITH A FIREY PASSION BEYOND WHICH EVEN THE HELLS KNOW.)

Ok. I'm done.

So it seems that 'about to become permanently stoned Heirs to Empires' are not necessarily Loremasters - what else is new?

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:10 pm

So it seems that 'about to become permanently stoned Heirs to Empires' are not necessarily Loremasters - what else is new?

I dunno, I think that the Mysterium Xarxes is a better source of information than a book which was written without knowledge of naturally-growing welkynd stones.