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They are especially unstable, with the smallest hint of water (or blood){{book ref|tress|12}} leading to uncontrolled expansion as it pulls Investiture from the Spiritual Realm, {{book ref|tress|28}} this expansion is very rapid, comparable to lightning.{{book ref|tress|10}} Despite expanding even more when put into contact with more water, they do have a maximum extent to which they are able to grow. When they reach this maximum growth potential, they stop reacting with water and (in the case of Verdant Aether) can be safely eaten.{{book ref|tress|37}} The direction of this expansion can be changed by various factors, such as the cognitive phenomena surrounding it, shaped by thoughts and commands.{{book ref|tress|44}} It is also pushed away by steel and attracted by iron.{{book ref|tress|26}}
 
There are large"overgrown" Primeaethers Aethersknown as '''prime aethers''' that live on theLumar's twelve moons,. andThe prime aethers propagate themselves throughby creating their spores and sending them down to Lumar. DueAlthough tothe requiringmoons waterdo tonot survivehave water, whichthe doesn'tprime existaethers onstill anyneed ofit theto moonssurvive, so they choose people on Lumar as '''Spore"[[spore Eaters''',eater]]s". whoThese theypeople host a manifestation of the aether within their bodies; the prime aethers progressively drain water from them, eventually leading to death.{{book ref|tress|28}} Spore Eaterseaters are protected by the aether that they are made to gestate, which actively tries to prevent the death of its host.{{book ref|tress|28}}{{book ref|tress|27}} The method inthrough which the water is transferred to the respective Primeprime Aetheraether is not known.{{book ref|tress|28}}
 
The Midnightprime Aethermidnight aether on Lumar ismay be named '''[[Thanasmia]]''',{{book ref|tress|5}} it is unclear ifbut this name ishas onenot given to is solely by locals or if the aether itself identifies under thisbeen titleconfirmed.
 
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