The Aether

What is it?
There is a place that exists between what is known as existence and what lays beyond. This place is known as the Aether. It is a realm of pure energy, one where the rules of mankind do not apply. The Aether is an all present entity that has been known to sentient beings across the Tarsara galaxy since the earliest days of creation. In some cultures it's worshiped like an all powerful deity, granting boons upon those who have the ability to connect with it. The Aether is elusive in nature only granting what is only known as 'The gift" to certain beings in existence. This "Gift" is a dormant connection between the Aether and the individual, some might consider this gift a blessing others may look at it as a curse. Mysterious in its nature but sinister in its intention, boons granted by the Aether come at a great price, that price being paid in the individuals very life force. The Aether draws its energy from creation itself and is an all consuming void, absorbing the essence of all that commune with it. Those that have communed with the Aether have been known to hear voices from the other side, excessive use often resulting in extensive hallucinations and in some cases the individual being reduced to nothing more than a vegetative state. This voice in the dark has been given many names by various different cultures but all describe it with one common word malevolent. This being is said to be a cluster of sentient cosmic energy and some scholars have referred to it as "The nucleus" of the plain. While no official records that this "nucleus" truly exists and cases in which individuals have communicated with it directly have been simply regarded as hoax's by both Directorate and Confederate authorities. What is known is that boons granted by the Aether have resulted in the individual being able to manipulate physical matter around them in the form of Psionics.