You have been granted title to an Aether Vent, an area of land, sea, or subterranean caverns where magic is easily condensed out of the air into Aether Crystals. You are free to describe the appearance of the Aether Vent and how the Aether Crystals are harvested as you please. Every event you receive a tithe of the Aether Crystals harvested from the Vent, to do with as you wish.

An Aether Vent starts at Level 10, and its output can be increased or decreased by changing its Level, whether permanently or temporarily.

You can increase your Aether Vent’s Level permanently (”upgrading” it) by bringing 5 Heartswood and 10 Gryphon Feathers to Wheelhouse. You can only upgrade your Aether Vent once per event, and the cost of Upgrading it goes up by +5 Heartswood and +5 Gryphon Feathers for every level your Aether Vent is above 10.

Some catastrophic events can permanently decrease your Aether Vent’s level. Repairing the damage caused by such an event requires the expenditure of a flat amount of 5 Heartswood and 5 Gryphon Feathers per level you wish to restore.