Aetherspace Creatures

A variety of beasts both wondrous and terrifying inhabit the aetherspace between planar dimensions, all of which may be hunted for experience, dust, and essence by those who possess an algontherine aethership. Much like hunting the normal creatures of the Basin of Life, each creature in aetherspace possesses a certain quantity of health that may be partially destroyed by a blast from an algontherine turret module. When their health is decreased to zero, the creature explodes and releases glaetherial dust, which may be scooped up by aetherships equipped with an aetherhold module.

Most creatures in aetherspace are drawn to the wake of passing algontherine and will appear randomly as a ship travels through their particular region, however they may also be attracted when the ship siphons power from an energy vortex. Depending on their might, different creatures will track and follow nearby algontherine at different speeds, and attempt to destroy ships using a variety of both close-range and distance attacks.

Generally speaking, there are four types of attacks that a creature will use in order to destroy an algontherine:

Close-range:

• A ripping attack that does moderate damage to the hull of the ship, as well as causes light damage to a few modules.
• A shredding attack that does heavy (2x) damage to the hull of the ship.
• A shearing attack that does light (1/3) damage to the hull of the ship, as well as causes extensive damage to multiple modules.

Long-range:

• Flinging aetheric energy, which upon impact causes anything from minor to extensive hull damage, depending on the size of the creature and its distance from the ship. (There is also a chance for this attack to miss the ship entirely.)

Ufanq

An Aetherspace beast found near to the Realm of the Goddess Lisaera in Etherealspace and likely altered by Her thought, the Ufanq has a stunning appearance but poses only moderate risk to Algontherine.

Found

• Within a spiraling nebula. (Etherealspace)

Appearance

• Gifted with thousands of luminescent wings, a silvery ufanq drifts through the aether, baring innumerable rows of crescent-shaped teeth.
• A luminescent ufanq enters from the $dir on the aetherways.

Attacks

• $ship reels as a luminescent ufanq shreds deep rents through her hull.
  • 800 hull damage, no module damage
• $ship shudders and shakes as a luminescent ufanq rips apart her hull.
  • 400 damage, light module damage
• $ship shudders and shakes as a luminescent ufanq swiftly shears through her hull.
  • 133 hull damage, heavy module damage

Viaead

An Aetherspace beast found near to the Realm of the God Charune in Etherealspace and likely altered by His thought, the Viaead appears sleek and beautiful and poses only moderate risk to Algontherine.

Found

• Diverging emerald trails. (Etherealspace)

Appearance

• Spiraling through the aether on emerald wings, a horned viaead lingers briefly here.
• A horned viaead enters from the $dir on the aetherways.
• The form of a horned viaead comes into view from some hiding place.

Attacks

• $ship reels as a horned viaead shreds deep rents through her hull.
  • 800 hull damage, no module damage.
• $ship shudders and shakes as a horned viaead rips apart her hull.
  • 400 damage, light module damage.
• $ship shudders and shakes as a horned viaead swiftly shears through her hull.
  • Causes 133 hull damage, heavy module damage.
• A horned viaead twists about itself in the aether, creating a churning sheet of aetheric energy that flies out towards $ship. Upon impact, the aethership shudders and screeches in pain as a concussive shock rips through the hull.
  • Causes around 240-400 hull damage depending on distance, as a ranged attack.
• A horned viaead twists about itself in the aether, creating a churning sheet of aetheric energy that flies out towards $ship, narrowly missing.
  • Missed attack