Overview of Magic, Souls, and FTL technology
From Annals of Elyrion
The countless wonders of Elyrion, from the powerful and enigmatic gods and spirits to the technological marvels of the modern starship, are largely possible due to the Aether, a plane of existence parallel to 'realspace', separated from it by a barrier known as the Veil. Energy from the Aether is responsible for magic, structures which cross the Veil form the basis of the souls of both mortals and divines, and the strange physical phenomena of the Aether allow for ships and signals to travel at speeds far in excess of light as measured from realspace.
