The Aetherian Dimension

The Aetherian Dimension is the place where the Ancestors reside. It was named after Aetheria when she died and joined her ancestors, who gave the dimension its name in honor of her.

## Demographics

### Inhabitants

Approved deceased warrior spirits

The Aetherian Dimension is made up of the spirits of the deceased ancestors and Packmates who have lived in the Pack. Dogs who have lived a very fulfilling life are accepted into the Aetherian Dimension. Most dogs who have lived in the Pack who have died end up going here. However, if a dog has not lived a fulfilling life, and have done many condemnable things in their lifetime, they will be rejected from the Aetherian Dimension and instead cast into the Black Desert Dimension.

When a dog dies, a deceased family member or mentor from the Aetherian Dimension will guide them to the grounds. Dogs often experience their whole life as a flash when they close their eyes before they go to the dimension, and it is often accompanied by distant sounds or the voice of a loved one; this only lasts for milliseconds. This is usually the dimension mentally talking to the dog as they're dying.

The Ancestors are extremely beautiful in appearance. After death, a dog will regain their full appearance from before they received any wounds, scars, or ailments that resulted in their death. They have a very pale blue, almost white, aura to the edges of their bodies, and the tint of their whole bodies glow blue. They are very starry in appearance, and with every footstep, they leave stars that rapidly disappear in an upward motion. Each movement that these dogs produce leave behind stars that rapidly disappear in the opposite direction of the motion. Their bodies are slightly transparent, and because their bodies have a blue tint, their eye tint is also changed to blue.

Dogs exist in the Aetherian Dimension until the last dog that remembers them dies. When this happens, their spirit fades into another dimension. This dimension is also the place where the Ancestors die after their spirit death.

## The Ancestors

The Ancestors are the inhabitants of the Aetherian Dimension. They are the spirits of the deceased ancestors and Packmates who have lived in the Pack.

The Ancestors exist to guide and warn living Pack members of impending dangers. They have the strongest relationships with medicine dogs, but in rare instances, they can also have strong bonds with warriors. For instance, Diamondheart was able to reach out to Leafshine and warn her about the storm prophecy after Reedstar mistakenly took it for the storm that drove the Pack out of their camp.

While there is no definitive ranks in the Aetherian Dimension, but there are many dogs who have a high influence. Many dogs look up to Diamondheart and Whitestar due to their extremely strong connections to the natural world through their living kin, but they're not official leaders of the Aetherian Dimension.

## The Territory

The territory in the Aetherian Dimension is nearly identical to the Pack's territory. It has all the landmarks that are present in the Pack's territory.

The landscape is described as blue-tinted, foggy, and the sky appears like the weather is cloudy. Stars often fall from the treetops and the clouds, and the spirit dogs never fully touch the ground with their feet when they walk.

There are invisible borders to the edge of the dimension. On all ends, there is a sudden rocky hill that descends into nothingness. When looked over, a black fog is all that can be seen. It is physically impossible to pass through this border; any dog or spirit dog that tries to do so will be strongly resisted with an invisible force. The black fog that is visible over the edge of the cliff is believed to be the sky of the Black Desert Dimension.