Aether Jump to navigation Jump to search The Coppermind has spoilers for all of Brandon's published works, now including Isles of the Emberdark and Cosmere RPG books. Information about books that have not yet been released, like Mistborn Era 3, is allowed only on meta-pages for the books themselves. For more details, see our spoiler policy. To view an earlier version of the wiki without spoilers for a book, go to the Time Machine! Aether Related to Dhatri, Lumar Type Unknown Universe Cosmere “ It's called an aether. An ancient entity predating the creation of your world. TwinSoul can grow it, manipulate it. Would you like to know more? ” —Moonlight to Marasi[1] Aethers are an ancient variety of Invested entities present in the cosmere.[1] They originate on Dhatri, where the twelve primal aethers reside, although the aethers have since spread to other worlds of the cosmere.[2][3] Those who are bonded to one of the twelve primal aethers and are able to manifest that aether are known as aetherbound.[4][5] Aethers have existed since prior to the Shattering of Adonalsium, and some believe that they predate Adonalsium itself or are totally independent from its creations.[5][6] Contents 1 Mechanics 2 Primal Aethers 2.1 Silajana 2.2 Lumar Primal Aethers 3 Aetherbound 4 Varieties of Aether 4.1 Roseite 4.2 Zephyr 4.3 Verdant 4.4 Midnight 4.5 Crimson 4.6 Sunlight 4.7 Spores 4.8 Dark aether 5 Lumaran aethers 6 Culture and Mythology 7 History 8 Known Aetherbound 9 Trivia 10 Notes Mechanics[edit] All forms of aether seem to be killed by silver and salt, turning grey and losing their reactivity when they touch it.[7][8] The substance they produce upon expanding also grows grey and dies when coming into contact with silver.[9] Aether and aether spores can become slow and drowsy with age, and need an aetherbound to wake them up so that they function at full capacity.[10] Aetherbounds can also talk them into falling asleep.[11] When asleep, they have no reaction to water.[12] On Lumar the associated substance can continue growing if more moisture is added,[13] until it maxes out.[14] It is unknown if that property applies to aetherbound manifested substances. While growing in such a manner, a sprouter is able to shape it by using iron to pull the material closer, and steel to push it away.[13] Aether spores will respond to the requests of aetherbounds.[12] Primal Aethers[edit] “ Both less and more than a god. Silajana is one of the primal aethers. They predate Adonalsium, you know, and exist outside of his power.” —Prasanva to Marasi[5] The primal aethers are groups of twelve sapient aethers that exist on multiple planets including Dhatri[2] and Lumar’s moons.[15] They are revered on Dhatri and grant mortal servants a bud of their core, making them into aetherbound. Only one of these primal aethers is known, this being Silajana, the roseite primal aether.[5] On Lumar, the aethers are poorly understood, but the moons are worshiped as gods.[7] Suna and Vishwadhar, who are referenced along with Silajana by TwinSoul, may be two other primal aethers.[2] The primal midnight aether on Lumar may be named Thanasmia. They are known to be ancient and very powerful, not comparable to Shards, but still beyond the strength of most non-shard entities in the cosmere,[16] though they personally believe themselves to be equals in strength to Adonalsium itself.[17] Silajana[edit] Silajana is the roseite primal aether, bonded to Prasanva among others.[5] Little is known of Silajana, although he was supportive of the Ghostbloods and their work done on Scadrial countering Trell.[4] He has sent Prasanva into exile, away from Dhatri, and would not allow him to return and risk another extermination.[5] Prasanva's mission on to Scadrial was to gather allies and resources.[18] Lumar Primal Aethers[edit] The primal aethers on Lumar are a highly aggressive strain[13] and little is known about about them. We do know; however, that they choose hosts known as “spore eaters” to provide them with water due to the lack of water on the moon.[19] Aetherbound[edit] “ This bud connects me to Silajana and through him to all of his other aetherbound. He is the core, and we his web. He is eternal, and we his mortal agents in the cosmere. ” —Prasanva on the aetherbound[5] Aetherbound are the Invested servants of the primal aethers. They are Connected to one of the twelve aethers and granted a bud of that aether’s core. The bud at least sometimes appears as a physical change to the body of the person that corresponds with the aether they have bonded.[5] Unlike other bonds like between spren and Radiant, each aetherbound is not Connected to their own individual aether.[20] Instead they are all bound to the same primal aether; for instance all roseite aetherbound have a bud from Silajana.[5] An aetherbound can grow and manipulate that same type of aether from their bodies.[1] They are capable of controlling the size, shape, and behavior of the aethers they produce, with...