Aether (series)

* = Iono
* = Kirika
Real world:
* Aether
* Aether Externa
* Aether Voco - Tactical RPG about summoning mirages of digitized people
Digital sanctum:
* Aether Ω Code Holder - MvC fighter
* Il Obitorio: Aether Nascosto - digitized people trying to escape from a "murderer"
== Setting ==
The Aether series is set within a realm surrounded by a substance known as "Aether". This substance corrupts all around it, and can brainwash and control those who reside within it into changing their personalities. The Aether substance appears primarily as a murky darkness that exists in-between the different pockets of "land" that have appeared within this realm. For this reason, both the realm and the substance that makes up a majority of it are called Aether.
The Aether is made up of different bubbles of worlds that all consist of two segments: an Interna and an Externa:
* An Externa essentially serves as the base onto which all of these bubble pockets of "worlds" reside. Surrounded by the raw power of the Aether substance, most of those who find themselves within an Externa are quickly corrupted by its influence, clouding their memories and changing their personalities within hours of entering an Externa. Some are capable of resisting the Aether's strong influence within an Externa, and they often do so because they managed to retain their memories in the transfer from their original world to the Aether.
* An Interna exists at the core of an Externa. When inside it, an Interna appears to be surrounded by a milky-white dome; from outside, in an Externa, it is invisible and appears as an empty wasteland. The Interna can be considered an "egg" of sorts, as it absorbs energy and emotions in order to stabilize both the Interna and Externa around it and "hatch" into a permanent world for those forcibly brought into the Aether to reside in. Unlike an Externa, the Aether does not have a direct effect on an Interna, and all people who find themselves trapped within one tend to be their "original" incarnation.
It is extremely difficult for most individuals to enter an Interna from an Externa, requiring strength near to a god's in order to even see an Interna from outside. Once inside an Interna it is impossible to exit into the Externa around it until the Interna has absorbed enough to combine with its surrounding Externa and create a stable bubble world within the Aether.