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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Ether is a cold<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''',''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Rezyl Azzir - War Without End|Rezyl Azzir - War Without End]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Kaliks Reborn|Kaliks Reborn]]''</ref>, gaseous compound created by Servitors from matter and energy (organic compounds, in one known case) through an unknown process.<ref name="Servitor"/><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#WANTED: Beltrik, the Veiled|WANTED: Beltrik, the Veiled]]''</ref> It is absorbed through breathing <ref name="Fallen 3">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref>, and appears to run through | Ether is a cold<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''',''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Rezyl Azzir - War Without End|Rezyl Azzir - War Without End]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Kaliks Reborn|Kaliks Reborn]]''</ref>, gaseous compound created by Servitors from matter and energy (organic compounds, in one known case) through an unknown process.<ref name="Servitor"/><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#WANTED: Beltrik, the Veiled|WANTED: Beltrik, the Veiled]]''</ref> It is absorbed through breathing <ref name="Fallen 3">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref>, and appears to run through Eliksni bodies like blood.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost Fragment: Hunter|Ghost Fragment: Hunter]]''</ref> It can be consumed by other beings as well.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/fanatic-part-i#book-the-forsaken-prince]</ref> When there is enough in quality it fills an Eliksni with strength that will allow them to achieve their final form, the [[Captain]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Skolas: Captured|Skolas: Captured]]''</ref> <ref>''[[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Mystery: The Fate of Skolas|Mystery: The Fate of Skolas]]''</ref> | ||
Ether was once freely available on the | Ether was once freely available on the Eliksni homeworld of [[Riis]]<ref name="Fallen 3"/>, made abundant thanks to the Traveler's influence <ref>'''Bungie (2024/06/04)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Chirality#Transformations of Matter|Transformations of Matter]]''</ref>, but is now strictly rationed according to rank and the post-Whirlwind Eliksni are forced rely on rebreathers.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Captain|Captain]]''</ref> Kells hold a device called [[The Elder Cipher]], which controls how much Ether is distributed from Servitors; Archons and Barons get an exceedingly large portion while Dregs get only enough to stay alive. This rationing stunts the potential strength and size of contemporary Fallen, particularly the lower ranks.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], "Kell uses Ciphers to control the Ether flow. Archons and Barons take deep draughts, grow tall. Dregs with tiny sips stay small", [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/the-elder-cipher-3 The Elder Cipher]''</ref> | ||
Beyond merely providing nourishment, Ether was sometimes considered | Beyond merely providing nourishment, Ether was sometimes considered an Eliksni's soul. In their "old faith", the emission of Ether from a dead Eliksni was believed to be their soul escaping the body.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Achilles Weaves a Cocoon#VII: Time Is a Fabric|Achilles Weaves a Cocoon - VII: Time Is a Fabric]]''</ref> While Ether is hypothesized to be an "ethereal lifeblood" for the Eliksni, but not a "soul" as is assumed, though it can be used to restore the souls of other Eliksni.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], "The gas is no soul. An ethereal lifeblood, maybe, but a soul? I think not", [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/kellbreakers-gloves Kellbreaker's Gloves]''</ref><ref> [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/winters-run?highlight=soul Winter's Run]</ref> When an Eliksni is killed in combat, a momentary after-image of their body composed of Ether may briefly be seen. The significance of this remains unclear. It is even capable of healing Eliksni when taken into them. | ||
Certain Servitors are specialized in the distribution of Ether among | Certain Servitors are specialized in the distribution of Ether among Eliksni houses and crews, <ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#WANTED: Ether Runner|WANTED: Ether Runner]]''</ref> and glow when producing it.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 5|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 5]]''</ref> They may be revered as gods to the Eliksni.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Sepiks Prime|Sepiks Prime]]''</ref> | ||
Ether is poisonous to the [[Hive]]<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]],, [[Broodhold]]''</ref>, although it is possible for them to grow tolerant of Ether through breeding processes, as a Knight possessed Ether inside him due to experimentation by [[Hiraks, the Mindbender|Hiraks]]. | Ether is poisonous to the [[Hive]]<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]],, [[Broodhold]]''</ref>, although it is possible for them to grow tolerant of Ether through breeding processes, as a Knight possessed Ether inside him due to experimentation by [[Hiraks, the Mindbender|Hiraks]]. | ||
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==Enhanced Ether== | ==Enhanced Ether== | ||
During the [[Red War]], the | During the [[Red War]], the Eliksni [[House of Dusk]] was able to utilize stolen [[Cabal]] technology and the Servitor [[Serkuleks, the Fount]] to create a modified, more effective form of Ether known as "Enhanced Ether".<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]],[[World Quests#European Dead Zone|World Quest: Enhance!]]''</ref> Those who took this Ether substance would become Empyrean Fallen, exhibiting several effects including increased strength and health, and the side effect of glowing like Servitors. [[Raksil, Archon Priest]] would head this operation before being killed. The project would later be put to a complete end following the destruction of Serkuleks at the Guardian's hands. | ||
==Dark Ether== | ==Dark Ether== | ||
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==References== | ==References== |