Aether

A New State of Matter

  Aether is gathered in motes, and each mote has solid core, with a warm liquid coating. The coating evaporates over time, indicated by the blue haze that surrounds the mote. Aether engines are focused on maintaining heat to allow the liquid to evaporate, and the solid core to liquify without rendering the gas unstable. Unstable Aether is purple and prone to exloding if disturbed.     While in its raw form it is primarily used as fuel, if frozen to a solid state it can be used in many other ways. This process involves blending the Aether with liquid nitrogen, which defines it and leaves ot in a permanent solid state. It is brittle and can broken down into a spice, often used in cooking and in beverages. It can also be used to activate systems in blue cities and attune to Quantum Keys.  

The Taste of salt and mint

When consumed Aether tends to have an exceptionally strange taste. Some describe it as a salty, sweet, friuity, and earthy, often with the same cooling feeling that comes from consuming mint. The flavors and smells always change depending on what it is used in. When combined with food or a beverage, the taste and smell changes and eventually compliments the flavor and smell of what is around it as a chemical reaction occurs during the process. This chemical reaction leaves it in a consumable form that is somewhere between its refine state and its natural state. A blue smoke that seems to Glow will rise from the drink it is put in and the food will often feature similar qualities as well as glowing blue spots that's will appear in the food after cooking.