Ethereal

Biology
Ethereals are beings of pure energy, and also seen as embodiments of aura in its purest form. Although truly consisting of only a glowing, free moving form, most ethereals have a series of cloth-like wraps around their bodies to signify physical presence, however their signature eyes, which glow brightly the color of each individual's aura, are still seen clearly through this artificial skin. Ethereals are physically very weak, and can be destroyed with little effort, however, many of them in combat situations wear specially crafted armors to combat this, as well as the fact that their expert manipulation of pure energy makes them difficult to approach in the first place.

Culture
A notable part of Ethereal culture is the heavy use of runic language in the enchantment of armors, texts, and other objects, including soul stones. At all times, an Ethereal carries a small enscribed tablet called a soul stone, which serves two purposes. The first is the stone's ability to channel the holder's aura into a physical manifestation of the user's ideal weaponry. The second use is that upon being destroyed, an Ethereal's energy is absorbed into the stone, which through special processes can be extracted, essentially allowing infinite resurrection, unless the stone is lost or otherwise somehow rendered unusable. If anyone other than the soul stone's original holder attempts to use it, the stone will reject them, sometimes causing minimal physical harm. However, if one has an aura very similar to the original user's, the stone may cooperate, although not ideally.

Ethereals also have an annual festival in which, upon the planet's arrival to the part of its eccentric orbit in which it is closest to the sun, members of the species are "born" from the energy of the star and mystical energies from the planet itself, and descend upon the planet. The existing Ethereals then take in these newly created members and assimate them into their culture, and teach them the history and mechanisms of the world around them, so that they one day will oversee the teaching of another.

Notable Canon

 * Atsa'an
 * Illustrio
 * Nativa
 * Arkaelo
 * Morr'tum
 * Halvak