Crystalline Aether

Any object, or partial object, created using the process of Aetheric Condensation to solidify formerly intangible Aether using any recognized geometries. The molecules found within Crystalline Aether have been arranged in a highly ordered and periodic structure.

## Physical Properties

Because the anatomic structure of any given sample of Crystalline Aether depends heavily on the geometries used to create it the physical properties can vary.

The most common form of this sort of Aether available to the masses contains a simple quadrangular atomic structure (the hardness of which depends on the regularity of the quadrangles and how close to perfect cubes they are). This is the simplest type of Aether to produce. The relative simplicity of this so-called "Cubist-Aether" make it easiest type to mix with other amorphous materials and have enabled humans to create progressively stronger metal alloys.

Usually, increasing the complexity of the geometry involved in condensing Aether increases the hardness, density, and duration of the Crystalline Aether that you can create. This, of course, is not a hard and fast rule as seen in the sudden and highly violent demise of any Aether pulled using Atychos' famous sequence; discovered while trying to explain the existence of magic 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42.

## Practical Uses

Crystallized Aether has long been used by mankind to strengthen various metallic alloys to create stronger tools, taller buildings, and longer bridges. Many humans have begun spinning threads combining physical Aether and manmade fibers to create clothing that not only lasts longer but possesses purer color than any strictly manmade process to date.

Perhaps the most enjoyable use of Crystalline Aether, though, is seen in the famous Crystal Symphonies held in the Imperial Capital. Musicians modify their instruments by incorporating Aether formed using either dodecahedron-ical (12 sided) or icosidodecahedron-ical (20 sided) Aether crystals to change the acoustics of their instruments. Depending on the amount of crystal Aether used, the location of said Aether, and the underlying atomic structure the sound produced by these instruments varies wildly from an unmodified version. Aether with differently shaped crystals can of course be used, but most people agree the the natural phonetic resonance of dodecahedron or icosidodecahedron crystals produce the best results.

## Quintessential Aether

After the discovery, and weaponization, of Atychos Aether, High Mage Exypnos published his theory on a perfectly crystalline, indestructible, form of Aether that he deemed Quintessential Aether. The theory states that if "a geometrical series of vertices exist that will immediately condense and destroy Aether, and given that with greater geometric complexity progressively purer Aether is crystallized, there must be a sequence to create quintessential, completely pure, eternal Aether." Many have searched for such a sequence but so far no such Aether has been created.

-Serenity VicDeveraeux III

See Also:

* Cites
	+ Aetheric Condensation
	+ Geometries
	+ High Mage Exypnos
	+ Imperial Capital
	+ Quintessential Aether
* Cited
	+ Aetheric Condensation