Ether

Ether is also known as luminiferous ether, or fluidic space and is a form of organic fluid, a material or matter that is the medium by which light moves. 
Ether is a replacement for space around Welt, and is the main defining characteristic of the Weltan System it has waves and winds, currents and storms like an ocean. 
== Overview ==
The Ether is a layer of space that contains breathable air, life, and small island-like bodies that float among the stars. Below this layer is an airless void, some don suits to explore, or mine this void, where no life dwells. 
Welts gravitational field creates the Ether field, made of the breathable gas that is immune to gravity. The Dalmer build their airships in this atmosphere, hence why they can't return to the regular atmosphere otherwise they would crash. 
This massive field encompasses all that the Dalmer have explored so far. When they do reach space, they always get sucked into the void of space and die of suffocation. This is why they fear space, especially after the discovery of extra weltian other races. 
=== Ether Currents ===
Sometimes, sections of the Ether continuously flow quickly enough in a certain direction to form Currents, these Currents are often used by ships to quickly travel in the direction the Current is flowing in, making these Currents very useful for trade and for reinforcing the front-lines in a war.
Ether Currents are continuous flows of Ether in a specific direction. These Currents may be used to quickly travel in the direction they are flowing in. The extent that ships are affected by the Current's flow depends on the mass of the ship.
=== Properties ===
Ether has some semblance of an atmosphere, enough to allow wind, clouds, breathable air and gigantic creatures to go throughout it. This space is not a vacuum but some kind of gaseous area which affects planet formation and space travel. Ether fills the universe at a uniform depth, and objects are slowly drawn towards the surface of it. So asteroids bob around on top of the Ether, acting like islands. Ether space is quite literally an ocean, with currents, storms, and wildlife that lives in its depths.
==== Astropulse waves ====
The radiation that is put off by a fallen star is absorbed by particulates in the Ether and manifests as astropulse waves. Unless you ingest these they are not dangerous. 
==== Biology ====
This material fills the space between celestial bodies, and creatures have evolved to use it for sustenance. This space allows giant creatures to evolve in space.
===== Space Whales =====
The space whales function like large tardigrades, surviving in a vacuum and not needing to breathe, presumably also living off of radiation.
==== Reduced force of gravity ====
Should a supernova occur and people are on board a ship, they do not instantly vaporize by the waves of radiation coming from the collapsing star, or get pulled apart as they get sucked into the black hole. This is because realm worthy ships and their engines are stronger than the gravitational pull of the black hole.
Fog of war
a property of the Ether is the creation of Fog of war, a dense cloud of particles that hide the surface of realms found in the ether. why it accumulates around realms and not welt is unknown. 
=== Technologies ===
==== Locator ====
The Ether is full of all manner of particulates a skilled astronomer can pinpoint the location to within two standard orbits if allowed to examine a decent sized container of Ether.
==== Ether Ships ====
Ships produce artificial atmospheres and keep it together with a weak shield.
The sails on the ships are advanced solar panels and the ships create their own artificial gravity and atmosphere. This is contained within an invisible forcefield which also protects them from radiation.
The ships are advanced in that they provide an artificial atmosphere and gravity for the habitants. They are powered by solar wind and radiation. 
All Ether worthy ships have cannons to ward off debris, generally to change their course without breaking them, to avoid small, potentially harmful debris. More developed cannonballs are in fact miniature thrusters that try to move the debris away from the ship. Ships have grappling legs on the sides to hold on to ports, they are also used for boarding other ships.
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