[ thereth gets a bit of a surprised look from the sister twin; they have many different races, but not quite one that looks like her. still, alisaie smiles a bit. ]

Ah - on our world, aether is the energy which every living being contains. It's used in magic and alchemy. It's essentially part of the living land of our star itself; an overuse of specific kinds of aether can cause an upset, which has disastrous results.

When we die, our aether leaves our body and returns to the aetherflow of the land. When a new child is born, they are infused with aether from that same flow.