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==The Society of Luminous Aether==
	As much for self defense as for knowledge, the official guild of 'weather mages' maintains a monopoly on Aetheraial magics, and control of some of the most potent spells in existence. They come down hard on all unsanctioned use of Weather Technology, and they recognize no national boundaries. Their official policy is strict neutrality, and this is not a matter to be discarded lightly. If any nation were to suspect the mages of taking sides, the guild would cease to be in an eye blink, and the disruption to trade and the aether winds themselves would be horrendous.

	Nevertheless, a sect within the Society does indeed take sides. They actively support and aid the Brotherhood in their endeavors, seeing the pirates as a useful foil to the extremes presented by the Empire and the Republic. So far their covert aid has not been discovered, but if it should be the consequences would not be small.

So far, the only overt sign of their actions is that the brotherhood has a form of controlled explosion which it fires towards any pursuing ship. The resultant spherical aether detonation between the pirate ship and the pursuers causes the aether to push the pursuers back, while giving an extra boost to the pirates.