Aether Pool

The Aether Pool is a realm, known for being the originating space of aether and soulforms. It is also the home realm of Reapers.

In the functions of reality, the Aether Pool seems to have a very important role in how everything works. The aether and its distillations serve as the raw material from which soulforms are born. As well, it also serves as the place where aether is reabsorbed into, to be removed from reality once it no longer hosts life.

Mechanics
Almost everywhere in the megaverse has some type of connection with the aether pool. This is what allows soulforms to take up residence in suitable vessels in the first place. However, the strength of this connection and its exact nature highly varies. In most cases, the nature of the connection makes it impossible to physically pass through realmspace and into the aether pool, with the only items allowed passage being those like soulforms and aether. Even then, it is often only small items that can make their way in, those that have little to no physical presence.

In general, megaspace is where the connection between the pool and reality is the strongest. This strong connection is what allows Reapers to manifest at their desired power, and it also allows them to exchange the energy they need in order to maintain their forms. However, it requires plenty of specialist tools to access for any other type of life form. It is also often protected by the Reapers, who fear those who seek to gain power and soulforms by tapping into the aether pool. Entering the aether pool physically is an act that requires legal authorization by them - not to mention the challenges of the trip itself.

The pool often tends to reject the existence of physical matter - that is, anything that is either not made from pure aether or other simple particles. Even then, things that enter often must be pure in order to exist properly, as the aether pool has the tendency to break down the bonds in order to free the aether from the matter. There are ways to instate protections against this, since this is largely a consequence of the high concentration of aether in the area ripping apart and interfering with matter.