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== Types ==
  
== Types ==
   
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The oceans of Lumar are covered in 12 different types of spore, with a rumoured thirteenth existing as well.{{book ref|tress|23}} The types are as follows:
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Aether spores are found on the planet [[Lumar]], where they rain down in [[lunagree]]s from the twelve moons, forming seas on the planet.{{book ref|tress|1}}
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{| class="infobox" width=100%
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! Spore name !! Sea of Origin !! On contact with water forms !! Uses
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|Crimson || Crimson Sea || Bright red spines that are needle sharp and deadly.{{book ref|tress|35}}||
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|Zephyr || Sapphire Sea || Air{{book ref|tress|16}} || Propel and detonate cannonballs and launch flares.{{book ref|tress|37}}
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|Verdant || Emerald Sea || Vines{{book ref|tress|1}} || As fuses in cannonballs,{{book ref|tress|37}} immobilize opponents,{{book ref|tress|64}} and as an emergency food source.{{book ref|tress|22}}
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|Sunlight || || Light and heat{{book ref|tress|41}} || Flares,{{book ref|tress|41}} and cooking.{{book ref|tress|40}}
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|Roseite || Rose Sea{{book ref|tress|15}} || Crystals{{book ref|tress|10}} || Patch holes on a ship hull,{{book ref|tress|10}} and in the detonation component of cannonballs.
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|Midnight || Midnight Sea || Midnight Essence{{book ref|tress|31}} || The creatures made of Midnight Essence can be used for spying{{book ref|tress|31}} and by the [[Riina| sorceress]] to control the Midnight Sea,{{book ref|tress|46}} using the Luhel bond.{{book ref|tress|31}}
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=== Verdant ===
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==== Crimson ====
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{{quote
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|One moment you’re enjoying a nice book. The next, you take in an unfortunate breath, get a few crimson spores in your system, and suddenly you’ve turned your skull into a colander.
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|Hoid on crimson aether{{book ref|tress|38}}
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}}
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Crimson aether takes the form of bright red spines or spears that are sharp as a needle and can be deadly on contact.{{book ref|tress|35}} It is uncertain what primal element crimson aether represents, although the spines are composed of a firm material that makes a clacking sound when crimson aether bumps together.{{book ref|tress|38}} Nothing is known of crimson aetherbound or their associated bud. On the planet [[Lumar]], the local crimson spores rain down from the moon into the [[Crimson Sea]], one of the deadliest of the spore oceans on the planet.{{book ref|tress|5}} When crimson spores are wet and express their aether, the spines of crimson aether are often the bane of ships, forming impenetrable walls of spines or simply tearing ships apart directly.{{book ref|tress|38}} This danger, in addition to the random patterns of the rainlines in the Crimson Sea,{{book ref|tress|35}} makes the area uninhabitable{{book ref|tress|5}} and made it nearly impossible to travel{{book ref|tress|23}} or trade across the sea without additional precautions.{{book ref|tress|epilogue}} Inadvertently inhaling crimson spores can pierce a person's head with spines, killing them instantly.{{book ref|tress|38}}
   
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==== Zephyr ====
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Verdant aether spores come from the [[Emerald Sea]] and grow into vines after contact with water.{{book ref|tress|1}}
 
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Zephyr aether comes from the [[Sapphire Sea]] and releases a burst of air when watered.{{book ref|tress|16}} They are a sapphire blue and appear crystalline.{{book ref|tress|17}} It seems to be a more harmless type of aether unless harnessed properly.{{book ref|tress|16}}
   
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These spores are used for a variety of purposes on [[Lumar]]. It seems to replace gunpowder for their explosives. It is used in the cannons to launch the cannonballs.{{book ref|tress|16}} When these cannons are fired it releases a blue puff of spores.{{book ref|tress|25}} They are also used inside the cannonballs, to shatter the ball when a Rosite and wax canister of water is pierced, activating the spores under enemy ships.{{book ref|tress|37}} [[Tress]] also uses them in her modified flare gun charges, allowing for firing the flare as well as depositing Verdant spores to entrap the target.{{book ref|tress|44}}
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=== Crimson ===
  
   
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==== Verdant ====
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Crimson spores come from the [[Crimson Sea]] and watering Crimson aether creates large spines that easily pierce flesh.{{book ref|tress|43}}
  
   
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Verdant aether spores grow into vines after contact with water.{{book ref|tress|1}} The growth rate of expanding Verdant aether is extraordinary, being comparable to lightning.{{book ref|tress|10}} Breathing in these spores is known to often lead to death, as they react with saliva and expand, clogging the throat and sinuses. However, they don't often reach the brain.{{book ref|tress|10}}
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=== Zephyr ===
  
   
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==== Sunlight ====
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Zephyr aether spores come from the [[Sapphire Sea]] and releases a burst of air when watered.{{book ref|tress|16}}
 
   
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Sunlight aether produces light and heat when watered. The spores are used to create signal flares,{{book ref|tress|41}} as well as power ovens.{{book ref|tress|40}}
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=== Rosesite ===
  
   
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==== Midnight ====
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Roseitse spores come from the [[Rose Sea]] and when watered produces roseite.
  
   
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Midnight aether spores create [[Midnight Essence]], draining hydration from the sprouter through a [[Luhel bond]] after initial contact with water.{{book ref|tress|30}}{{book ref|tress|31}}
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=== Sunlight ===
  
   
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==== Roseite ====
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Sunlight aether produces light and heat when watered.{{book ref|tress|41}}
  
   
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Roseite aether spores produce crystals when they interact with water, which makes them useful to sprouters, who use them to seal holes in hulls.{{book ref|tress|10}} They are not particular dangerous in of themselves, with the [[Rose Sea]] on Lumar being inhabited.{{book ref|tress|10}}
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=== Midnight ===
  
   
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Among the aethers, roseite is particularly good at resisting silver.{{book ref|tress|26}}{{cite}} It has also been shown to be repelled by [[steel]], and attracted by [[iron]], this likely applies to all aethers.{{book ref|tress|26}}
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Midnight aether spores come from the [[Midnight Sea]] and create [[Midnight Essence]]. It is the only type of spore on Lumar that requires a [[Luhel bond]] to function.{{book ref|tress|30}}{{book ref|tress|31}}
  
   
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=== Bone ===
  
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|[My] homeland is inhospitable to my kind for now. I joined Lord Kelsier for the opportunity to gain allies and resources for my eventual fight against the dark aether.
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|Prasanva on the dark aether{{book ref|mb7|47}}
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==== Bone spores ====
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This is a rumoured thirteenth type of spore said to exist by locals. Legends attest that it is incredibly rare, accounts can not agree if the spore is white or black, nor on what it does.{{book ref|tress|23}}
  
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Bone spores are a rumored thirteenth variety of aether spores on Lumar. The stories are unclear whether they are black, or white in coloration, or potentially both. Some consider bone spores to be a fanciful legend.{{book ref|tress|23}}
   
 
== Notes ==
  
== Notes ==

Revision as of 20:18, 4 January 2023

Aether spores
Related to Luhel bond, Aether
World of Origin Lumar
Universe Cosmere
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Aether spores are a type of entity that is formed by aethers on Lumar.

Types

Aether spores are found on the planet Lumar, where they rain down in lunagrees from the twelve moons, forming seas on the planet.[1]

Spore name Sea of Origin On contact with water forms Uses
Crimson Crimson Sea Bright red spines that are needle sharp and deadly.[2]
Zephyr Sapphire Sea Air[3] Propel and detonate cannonballs and launch flares.[4]
Verdant Emerald Sea Vines[1] As fuses in cannonballs,[4] immobilize opponents,[5] and as an emergency food source.[6]
Sunlight Light and heat[7] Flares,[7] and cooking.[8]
Roseite Rose Sea[9] Crystals[10] Patch holes on a ship hull,[10] and in the detonation component of cannonballs.
Midnight Midnight Sea Midnight Essence[11] The creatures made of Midnight Essence can be used for spying[11] and by the sorceress to control the Midnight Sea,[12] using the Luhel bond.[11]

Crimson

“One moment you’re enjoying a nice book. The next, you take in an unfortunate breath, get a few crimson spores in your system, and suddenly you’ve turned your skull into a colander. ”

—Hoid on crimson aether[13]

Crimson aether takes the form of bright red spines or spears that are sharp as a needle and can be deadly on contact.[2] It is uncertain what primal element crimson aether represents, although the spines are composed of a firm material that makes a clacking sound when crimson aether bumps together.[13] Nothing is known of crimson aetherbound or their associated bud. On the planet Lumar, the local crimson spores rain down from the moon into the Crimson Sea, one of the deadliest of the spore oceans on the planet.[14] When crimson spores are wet and express their aether, the spines of crimson aether are often the bane of ships, forming impenetrable walls of spines or simply tearing ships apart directly.[13] This danger, in addition to the random patterns of the rainlines in the Crimson Sea,[2] makes the area uninhabitable[14] and made it nearly impossible to travel[15] or trade across the sea without additional precautions.[16] Inadvertently inhaling crimson spores can pierce a person's head with spines, killing them instantly.[13]

Zephyr

Zephyr aether comes from the Sapphire Sea and releases a burst of air when watered.[3] They are a sapphire blue and appear crystalline.[17] It seems to be a more harmless type of aether unless harnessed properly.[3]

These spores are used for a variety of purposes on Lumar. It seems to replace gunpowder for their explosives. It is used in the cannons to launch the cannonballs.[3] When these cannons are fired it releases a blue puff of spores.[18] They are also used inside the cannonballs, to shatter the ball when a Rosite and wax canister of water is pierced, activating the spores under enemy ships.[4] Tress also uses them in her modified flare gun charges, allowing for firing the flare as well as depositing Verdant spores to entrap the target.[19]

Verdant

Verdant aether spores grow into vines after contact with water.[1] The growth rate of expanding Verdant aether is extraordinary, being comparable to lightning.[10] Breathing in these spores is known to often lead to death, as they react with saliva and expand, clogging the throat and sinuses. However, they don't often reach the brain.[10]

Sunlight

Sunlight aether produces light and heat when watered. The spores are used to create signal flares,[7] as well as power ovens.[8]

Midnight

Midnight aether spores create Midnight Essence, draining hydration from the sprouter through a Luhel bond after initial contact with water.[20][11]

Roseite

Roseite aether spores produce crystals when they interact with water, which makes them useful to sprouters, who use them to seal holes in hulls.[10] They are not particular dangerous in of themselves, with the Rose Sea on Lumar being inhabited.[10]

Among the aethers, roseite is particularly good at resisting silver.[21][citation needed] It has also been shown to be repelled by steel, and attracted by iron, this likely applies to all aethers.[21]

“[My] homeland is inhospitable to my kind for now. I joined Lord Kelsier for the opportunity to gain allies and resources for my eventual fight against the dark aether.”

—Prasanva on the dark aether[22]

Bone spores

Bone spores are a rumored thirteenth variety of aether spores on Lumar. The stories are unclear whether they are black, or white in coloration, or potentially both. Some consider bone spores to be a fanciful legend.[15]

Notes

  1. ↑ a b c Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 1#
  2. ↑ a b c Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 35#
  3. ↑ a b c d Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 16#
  4. ↑ a b c Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 37#
  5. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 64#
  6. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 22#
  7. ↑ a b c Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 41#
  8. ↑ a b Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 40#
  9. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 15#
  10. ↑ a b c d e f Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 10#
  11. ↑ a b c d Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 31#
  12. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 46#
  13. ↑ a b c d Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 38#
  14. ↑ a b Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 5#
  15. ↑ a b Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 23#
  16. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea epilogue#
  17. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 17#
  18. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 25#
  19. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 44#
  20. ↑ Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 30#
  21. ↑ a b Tress of the Emerald Sea chapter 26#
  22. ↑ The Lost Metal chapter 47#
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