Ethertine

Ethertine
General Information
Affiliations	King Enki wore a war crown made out of this material in Legacy and gave the crown to Keefe soon afterward. Lady Gisela asked Glimmer to attach bonds made of this material to Tam's wrists.
Use(s)	Control Shades, a step for Stellarlune
Known Owners	King Enki
First Mentioned	Book 8: Legacy
Other Information
Other	Rarer than Magsidian, but much less useful and therefore less valuable.

Ethertine is a rare substance. It is mentioned to be rarer than Magsidian, but less useful and therefore far less valuable.

Uses

It can be used on Shades as a mind-controlling device, although it is unknown if the material has the same effect on other elves or any other species. Tam’s bonds, for example, were made from Ethertine, and therefore were able to control him.

When asked about the substance, Nubiti says that Ethertine has "been known to heighten emotion and dull inhibition for dwarves." Sophie then wonders if Ethertine could be used to control elves' minds, and Nubiti agrees that it might because elves "are very sensitive to light—more sensitive than any other species."

Appearance

Ethertine casts a white, silvery glow.

Material

Many assume that Ethertine is made of starlight and lightning, but as Nubiti points out that if it were true, "every thunderstorm with a break in the clouds would create more Ethertine, and Ethertine is incredibly rare." Nubiti then alludes to her own thoughts that instead, Ethertine most likely requires a specific kind of starlight: perhaps a type of Quintessence.