Difference between revisions of "Aether spores"

|Crimson || [[Crimson Sea]] || Bright red spines that are needle sharp and deadly.{{book ref|tress|35}}||

|Zephyr || [[Sapphire Sea]] || Air,{{book ref|tress|16}} and dioxygen{{wob ref|16128}} || Propel and detonate cannonballs and, launch flares.,{{book ref|tress|37}} and is used as emergency propellent in space.{{wob ref|16128}} Production of breathable air.{{wob ref|16128}}

|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}}

|Sunlight || Golden Sea || Light and heat{{book ref|tress|41}} || Flares,{{book ref|tress|41}} and cooking.{{book ref|tress|40}}

|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.

|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}}

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}} ItThe isspines uncertainare whatmade primalof elementcoral, meaning that crimson aether represents,corresponds althoughroughly to the spinesRosharan are composedEssence of aSinew firmand material that makes a clacking sound when crimson aetherthe bumpsHeliodor togetherPolestone.{{bookwob ref|tress|3816171}} 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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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}} Feeding the bond more water increases the control the human has over the creature.{{book ref|tress|55}} Therefore, under the right circumstances, a person can break another's Luhel bond by offering the Midnight Essence more water than the current host.{{book ref|tress|55}}{{book ref|tress|58}} Midnight Essence are able to mentally communicate with those they have bonded with.{{book ref|tress|31}}{{book ref|tress|62}}

Bone spores are a rumored thirteenth variety of aether spores on Lumar. The stories are unclear whether they are [[Sand (Taldain)|black, or white in coloration, or potentially both]]. Some consider bone spores to be a fanciful legend.{{book ref|tress|23}}

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