The Dream Anchor System — Dreams of Aether Walkthrough

Understanding Dream Aether: Dream Aether is the purest form of primordial energy, undetectable and without waste. It's constantly absorbed from the atmosphere and stored by the Oracle Bracelet. It can also be absorbed directly from dead bodies, but this is dangerous as it contains the deceased's memories and feelings. The more people and spiritually evolved creatures in an area, the faster Aether grows, creating a virtuous cycle of evolution.

Properties of Dream Aether: Aether is attracted to itself and moves inward when spun centrifugally. Atmospheric Aether replenishes instantly and retains its density. According to the textbook 'Novice Aether Manipulation', Aether is the origin of the universe, infinite, and the source of energy and matter. Its density increases over time due to self-attraction and attraction to brain activity (thoughts and dreams).

Encoding Basics: Dream Aether must be encoded to be used for enhancing attributes like Strength, Agility, Constitution, Vitality, Intelligence, and Perception. The cost of encoding varies with volume; larger volumes are exponentially more expensive. Each body has an Aether capacity limit, comparable to a bottle filling with liquid.

Encoding Grades: There are different grades of encoding. Grade 1 Aether is like a gas, while Grade 2 and 3 are like liquid or solid, allowing for much greater Aether condensation. Each higher grade allows the body to hold 10 times more Aether and can include passive properties similar to Aether Skills. The Oracle provides 7 Grade 1 primary Encodings for free, but higher grades and additional functions are very expensive. For example, Grade 2 Strength Encoding costs 1,000 credits at the Oracle Store.

Encoding Examples: The Oracle assigns colors to different Aether energies for simplicity: Red for Strength, Orange for Agility, Yellow for Constitution, Green for Vitality, Cyan for Intelligence, and Indigo for Perception. The Oracle device uses more Aether to encode each energy based on color.