Aether

The aether (formerly spelled æther) is an energy residing in the Blind Eternities, although it is present in some planes to a lesser or greater degree. Aether is pronounced “EE-ther,” with a long e and an unvoiced “th” sound (like the one in “lethal,” not the voiced sound in “whether”).
==Description==
A law of reality asserts that its fundamental elements, like mana and aether — cannot be created or destroyed.
The aether takes part in summoning creatures. When they materialize, they are pulled from the aether. Raw aetheric matter is referred to as the very stuff of the cosmos.
Aethermages are usually white and blue mages who use aether magic, which tends to be involved with unsummoning creatures. On Theros, the aether is of particular interest to Meletian scholars. Some believe the aether is the realm of abstract entities, such as numbers, concepts, and theories.
Aether is also a main component of etherium.A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara Additionally it is found on Iquatana, where it makes up most of the plane's atmosphere, and on Avishkar, where Aether shapes the natural world into swirling patterns and is harvested and refined to fuel the various constructs and inventions of its artificers. Aetherborn are created from this process. The wildlife of Avishkar is affected too, attracted by the magnetic pull of the aether. Flocks of birds migrate with it, schools of fish swarm around it, wild beasts battle over the richest deposits, and gremlins consume condensed, nonreactive aether geodes. Creatures such as skywhales, drakes, and high-flying birds have evolved to live in the volatile, energy-rich aethersphere, basking in its radiance and amassing its magical power. Aerosolized aether can be filtered into a being's body to give them increased perception.
A planeswalker's spark can be considered a little bit of aether imprinted on a soul as it becomes embodied in a being.Magic Story Podcast: The Mending (May 3, 2018)Jay Annelli (2022). Magic: The Gathering - The Visual Guide, DK. ISBN-13 978-0744061055.
===Spelling change===
Wizards of the Coast had used the Æ ligature — an A and E combined into one letter — for the spelling of Aether since . Starting with the release of Kaladesh in 2016, which featured aether heavily as a story point, Wizards dropped the ligature in favor of "Ae". According to Blake Rasmussen, the ligature caused way more issues than it was worth, particularly when cards were translated into other languages. The change was made retroactive across Magic, and was referenced in a flavor text erratum on the Unhinged card .
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Category:Cosmology