B028 Aethercleft Span

B028 Aethercleft Span

Field	Value
BiomeID	028
Biome name	Aethercleft Span
Climate	RIFT_TECTONIC
Difficulty	8
Starting control	F12 Soulglass Circle
Primary hazard	Aetheric Gravity Inversion
Signature resource	Levitation Crystal
MysteryZone	False
Continent	ARCH_SHARDRIM
Region	Shardrim Archipelago — Aetheric Span
Elevation_m	1500
Status	LIVE_CANON
Source	LIVE/DATA/biome_registry_v5.7.4.json

Ground

A rifted span of land glowing with auroras and broken by magnetic shearing where levitating stones and light-bound beasts thrive. The magnetic field here is reversed producing a perpetual aurora at ground level. Navigating requires non-magnetic tools.

Settlements

Name	Type	Population	Controlling faction
Aethercleft Settlement	Faction Outpost	1500	F12 Soulglass Circle
Aurora Field	secondary	N/A	F12 Soulglass Circle
Levitation Shelf	primary	N/A	F12 Soulglass Circle

Settlement pages: Aethercleft Settlement, Aurora Field, Levitation Shelf. All settlements: Settlements.

Factions present

Faction	Where recorded
F12 Soulglass Circle	Home faction of this biome. Controlling faction on every recorded settlement row.
F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood	All seven NPC rows.

NPCs here from other factions: F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood (7 NPC rows). An NPC can belong to any faction and live or work in a settlement controlled by another faction.

The faction named as starting control in the header holds the biome at the start. Control can change during play, and quests follow whoever controls the biome at the time.

Resources

• Aether Prism Crystal (GATHERABLE, Rare)
• Aether Rift Dust (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Aether Tectonic Shard (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Crystal Vein Ore (Aethe) (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Fault Sediment (Aethe) (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Prism Crystal (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Seismic Clay (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Refined Tectonic Fiber (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Tectonic Shard (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Resonance Stone (Aethe) (GATHERABLE, Rare)
• Rift Glass (Aethe) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)

Signature, primary, secondary, and minerals

These rows are recorded on the B028 resource table and were not in the gatherable list above.

ID	Name	Type	Rarity
SIG-028	Levitation Crystal	SIGNATURE	Rare–Legendary
PRI-028	Auroraflare Silk	PRIMARY	Uncommon–Rare
SEC-028	Magnetic Resin	SECONDARY	Common–Uncommon
MIN-COM-MAG	Magnetite	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-AET	Aether Ore	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-AUR	Aurora	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-RARE-AET	Aether Crystal	Rare Mineral	Rare
MIN-RARE-AUR	Aurora Glass	Rare Mineral	Rare

Harvest

The harvestable index records counts for biome 028 only: flora 4, ore 3, trees 3, total 10. That index does not name the rows, so those counts are not assigned to names here.

Named flora recorded for Aethercleft Span:

ID	Name	Harvestable
FLORA-CRYS-028	Crystalweed	Yes
FLORA-TECT-028	Tectonmoss	Yes
FLORA-CRYS-028	Crystal Weed	No — Protected
FLORA-TECT-028	Tectomoss	No
FLORA-RIFT-028	Rift Spore	No
FLORA-SPIN-028	Spine Grass	No
FLORA-FISS-028	Fissure Bloom	No
FLORA-TECT-028	Tecton Root	Yes

Three named flora rows are marked harvestable. That does not match the harvestable index count of 4. Duplicate flora ids are left as separate recorded rows. Both figures are left as recorded. The ecological-role cell says PROTECTED SPECIES on Crystal Weed, Tectomoss, Rift Spore, Spine Grass, and Fissure Bloom. The harvestable cell says No — Protected on Crystal Weed and No on Tectomoss, Rift Spore, Spine Grass, and Fissure Bloom. Both wordings are left as recorded.

Not recorded: a named tree list, and a named ore list that matches the index counts of 3 and 3.

Deep zone

Field	Value
Deep zone	Deep Aethercleft — Aether Core
Layout	Fault Labyrinth Descent
Max players	6
Lockout hours	72
Boss name	Aetherfang — Deep Form
Ground note	The Aether Core has never been accessible to surface explorers. The Deep Zone system reveals what the biome contains at its most dangerous depth.

Boss

Field	Value
Boss	Aetherfang, Ancient of Biome 028
Difficulty	T3_Heroic
Recommended party	4
Damage type	Physical
Arena	{'location': 'Levitation Shelf', 'description': "The boss encounter takes place in the heart of Aethercleft Span's most extreme terrain feature. The arena is shaped by rift tectonic conditions — no neutral ground exists. In 0.68g, player jump arcs extend 47% further than Earth-equivalent, and boss knockback sends players 35% further than expected.", 'arena_size_m': 124, 'special_terrain': 'High gravity-inversion rift zone', 'hazard_active': 'Aetheric Gravity Inversion'}
Ground blurb	The Fault Prowler the Ancient is the apex expression of Aethercleft Span's ecosystem — a creature that has been shaped by rift tectonic conditions across centuries of adaptation in 0.68g. It is not simply dangerous. It is what Aethercleft Span would be if the biome could choose to fight.

Weather

The atmosphere row records weather patterns Aurora Wind and Magnetic Storm. Those two names are not rows in the weather table. Six weather rows are recorded for this biome.

ID	Name	Code	Recorded effect
WX-028-STORM	Storm	STORM	Severe visibility reduction. Player movement restricted. Pack predators shelter. Ambush predators peak activity.
WX-028-ASH	Ashfall	ASH	Reduces visibility. Ash-adapted creatures +15% aggro. Node guardian activity increases. Levitation Crystal harvest modified.
WX-028-SNOW	Cold Event	SNOW	Winter only. Fauna density minimum. Node guardians reduced patrol. Resource yield -20% all types.
WX-028-ANY	Any Weather	ANY	Weather-independent spawn — present in all conditions.
WX-028-RAIN	Rain/Mist	RAIN	Rare moisture event. Suppresses primary hazard temporarily. Most comfortable traversal conditions.
WX-028-CLEAR	Clear Sky	CLEAR	Maximum K3V amber light. Visibility maximum. Best navigation conditions. Standard resource yields.

Spawn entries recorded on those rows: Storm 6, Ashfall 12, Cold Event 17, Any Weather 11, Rain/Mist 9, Clear Sky 15. Night-multiplier entries above 2.0 recorded on those rows: Storm 1, Ashfall 4, Cold Event 2, Any Weather 2, Rain/Mist 1, Clear Sky 4.

Mobs

Eight named mobs are recorded. One further row records 62 additional spawn-table entries that are not named. Those 62 are not listed as species here. That summary row records 13 corrupted variants and 0 event overrides. Its weather distribution cells are all zero.

ID	Name	Archetype	HP	Creature ID	Node guardian
MOB-028-01	Aetherclaw	Large Herbivore	153	CR01891	False
MOB-028-02	Aetherhorn	Swift Scout	80	CR01892	False
MOB-028-03	Lightmane	Pack Predator	91	CR01893	False
MOB-028-04	Aetherstalker	Ambush Predator	109	CR01894	False
MOB-028-05	Lightcoil	Elemental Creature	107	CR01895	False
MOB-028-06	Aetherfang	Ancient Walker	242	CR01896	False
MOB-028-07	Magnetichorn	Scavenger	96	CR01897	False
MOB-028-08	Aetherscale	Node Guardian	162	CR01898	True

Nodes

Eleven network nodes are recorded. Four are positive and seven are negative. The node profile records dominant NEGATIVE, density very_high, base respawn 52 minutes, and modifier 1.75x.

ID	Name	Type	Location	Signature resource growth	Guardian
NODE_028_P01	Aethercleft Primary Anchor	POSITIVE	Located at the summit of the primary terrain feature, where K3V light exposure is maximum. Within the Levitation Shelf zone.	No	None
NODE_028_P02	Aethercleft Light Node 2	POSITIVE	Located within the main resource cluster, feeding crystal growth. Within the Aurora Field zone.	No	None
NODE_028_P03	Aethercleft Light Node 3	POSITIVE	Located at the convergence of the two largest named locations. Within the Aurora Field zone.	No	None
NODE_028_P04	Aethercleft Light Node 4	POSITIVE	Located near the biome's primary water source or geological anchor. Within the Aurora Field zone.	No	None
NODE_028_N01	Aethercleft Void Node 1	NEGATIVE	Located in the deepest depression of the biome's terrain, where void energy pools. The primary hazard (Aetheric Gravity Inversion) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_028_N02	Aethercleft Void Node 2	NEGATIVE	Located at the most hazardous point of the primary hazard zone. The primary hazard (Aetheric Gravity Inversion) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_028_N03	Aethercleft Void Node 3	NEGATIVE	Located beneath the primary ambush predator territory centre. The primary hazard (Aetheric Gravity Inversion) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_028_N04	Aethercleft Void Node 4	NEGATIVE	Located at the outer boundary of the biome, where it transitions to adjacent terrain. The primary hazard (Aetheric Gravity Inversion) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_028_N05	Aethercleft Void Node 5	NEGATIVE	Located within the node guardian's primary patrol circuit centre. The primary hazard (Aetheric Gravity Inversion) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_028_N06	Aethercleft Void Node 6	NEGATIVE	Located at the lowest point of any geological feature — voids sink. The primary hazard (Aetheric Gravity Inversion) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_028_N07	Aethercleft Void Node 7	NEGATIVE	Located where the primary hazard is most intense — negative nodes amplify hazards. The primary hazard (Aetheric Gravity Inversion) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present

The node-network file records a guardian name string on each of these eleven nodes. Those strings are not rows in the named mob list above. The biome file, used in this table, records no guardian on the four positive nodes and a guardian present on the seven negative nodes. Both records are left as recorded.

World events

Three world events are recorded. Where the duration cell and the notes cell disagree, both figures are left as recorded. The biome-pack names and the world-event master names disagree. Both name sets are left as recorded.

ID	Biome-pack name	Master name	Type	Duration cell	Cooldown cell	Broadcast	Trigger	Notes duration
WE0082	Magnetic Surge Season	Aethercleft Environmental Event	Environmental	30min	4hr	FALSE	WORLD_STATE	45-90 minutes real-time
WE0083	Aurora Bloom	Aethercleft Resource Event	Resource	120min	4hr	FALSE	WEATHER	30 minutes real-time
WE0084	Magnetic Collapse	Aethercleft Major Transformation Event	Major Transformation	0min	0hr	TRUE	WEATHER	3-8 hours real-time

WE0082 notes: Levitation Crystal nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is FALSE. WE0083 notes: Levitation Crystal nodes surge, triple yield during the event. Resource bonus on that row is TRUE. Affects territory is FALSE. Spawn override on that row is ELITE_SURGE. WE0084 notes: Levitation Crystal nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Resource bonus on that row is FALSE. Affects territory is TRUE. Spawn override on that row is NODE_GUARDIAN_ELITE. Biome state change recorded as Aethercleft Span_STATE_ALTERED.

Quests

Nine quests are recorded for this biome. Listed as id, title, layer, and giver id only. No quest prose is added here.

• Q0244 The Aethercleft Toll — Main — giver NPC0190
• Q0245 Aethercleft Watch — Surface — giver NPC0190
• Q0246 Aethercleft Vault Count — Underground — giver NPC0195
• Q0247 The Fissure-Well Pulse — Aethercleft Span — Aquatic — giver NPC0193
• Q0248 Levitation Crystal for the Ironveil Compact — Main — giver NPC0190
• Q0249 Inversion Season — Surface — giver NPC0192
• Q0250 What the Aethercleft Vault Hums — Underground — giver NPC0193
• Q0251 After the Fissure-Well Draw — Aethercleft Span — Aquatic — giver NPC0195
• Q0252 Ironveil Compact on the Aethercleft Line — Main — giver NPC0190

NPCs

Seven NPCs are recorded with location Aethercleft Span. Sex, age, items held, and the quests-given cell are blank on those rows. Kinship is blank except where the table records it. Quest giver ids above come from the quest table, not from the quests-given cell.

NPC ID	Name	Role	Settlement	Faction	Kinship
NPC0190	Aldric Ironveil	quest_giver	Levitation Shelf, Aethercleft Span	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood	Ironveil Compact treats the Ironveil surname as a key. Not Aldric Lumenbrook NPC0114.
NPC0191	Brynja Klarenfield	merchant	Levitation Shelf, Aethercleft Span	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood
NPC0192	Corra Mirewood	trainer	Levitation Shelf, Aethercleft Span	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood
NPC0193	Deva Obsidianwatch	lore_keeper	Levitation Shelf, Aethercleft Span	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood
NPC0194	Elara Quarrystone	blacksmith	Levitation Shelf, Aethercleft Span	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood
NPC0195	Corra Stonecleft	quest_giver	Levitation Shelf, Aethercleft Span	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood
NPC0196	Gorath Umbrafen	merchant	Levitation Shelf, Aethercleft Span	F05 Riftwalker Brotherhood

Items

Sixteen crafted items are recorded for Aethercleft Span. All are crafted at Aether Forge. The item table records Levitation Crystal as the primary material on every row.

Item ID	Name	Type	Slot	Rarity	Primary material
B028_WPN_01	Aethercleft Levitation Edge	Weapon	Weapon	Rare	Levitation Crystal
B028_HLM_01	Levitation Ward Helm	Armor	Helm	Uncommon	Levitation Crystal
B028_CHS_01	Levitation Breastplate	Armor	Chest	Rare	Levitation Crystal
B028_HND_01	Aethercleft Grips	Armor	Hands	Uncommon	Levitation Crystal
B028_LEG_01	Aethercleft Greaves	Armor	Legs	Uncommon	Levitation Crystal
B028_FET_01	Aethercleft Treads	Armor	Feet	Uncommon	Levitation Crystal
B028_TRK_01	Levitation Relic	Trinket	Necklace	Rare	Levitation Crystal
B028_REL_01	Aethercleft First-Stone	Trinket	Relic	Epic	Levitation Crystal
B028_CON_01	Aethercleft Draught	Consumable		Common	Levitation Crystal
B028_SAL_01	Aethercleft Salve	Consumable		Uncommon	Levitation Crystal
B028_MAT_01	Refined Aethercleft Grit	Material		Common	Levitation Crystal
B028_BAR_01	Levitation Ingot	Material		Rare	Levitation Crystal
B028_TOL_01	Aethercleft Node Pick	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Levitation Crystal
B028_KIT_01	Aethercleft Field Kit	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Levitation Crystal
B028_UPG_01	Levitation Catalyst	Upgrade Component		Rare	Levitation Crystal
B028_FOC_01	Aethercleft Focus	Weapon	Off-Hand	Uncommon	Levitation Crystal

Recipes

Sixteen recipes are recorded, one for each item above. Output quantity is 1. The third material cell is blank on every row, so no third material is listed. Recipe unlock cells use T1 Known, T2 Trusted, T3 Honoured, and T4 Honoured. The faction reputation row names those bands T1 Neutral, T2 Friendly, T3 Honoured, and T4 Revered. Both wordings are left as recorded.

Recipe ID	Output	Workstation	Materials	Unlock reputation
RCP_B028_WPN_01	Aethercleft Levitation Edge	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x9; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B028_HLM_01	Levitation Ward Helm	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x7; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B028_CHS_01	Levitation Breastplate	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x9; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B028_HND_01	Aethercleft Grips	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x7; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B028_LEG_01	Aethercleft Greaves	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x7; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B028_FET_01	Aethercleft Treads	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x7; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B028_TRK_01	Levitation Relic	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x9; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B028_REL_01	Aethercleft First-Stone	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x11; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T4 Honoured
RCP_B028_CON_01	Aethercleft Draught	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x5; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B028_SAL_01	Aethercleft Salve	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x7; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B028_MAT_01	Refined Aethercleft Grit	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x5; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B028_BAR_01	Levitation Ingot	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x9; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B028_TOL_01	Aethercleft Node Pick	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x7; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B028_KIT_01	Aethercleft Field Kit	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x7; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B028_UPG_01	Levitation Catalyst	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x9; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B028_FOC_01	Aethercleft Focus	Aether Forge	Levitation Crystal x7; Refined Aethercleft Grit x1	T2 Trusted

Image prompt

Text only. No file is uploaded. The prompt below is the recorded overview prompt for B028, followed by the ground description and settlement names already on this page.

Recorded overview prompt: ABERNON game concept art, Biome 028 Aethercleft Span, K3V amber light, rift_tectonic environment, 0.68g low gravity, Soulglass Circle faction territory, AAA game quality, cinematic painterly, panoramic establishing shot, biome landscape at K3V amber light, faction settlement visible, atmosphere establishes biome identity.

Detailed prompt for an image creator: Painterly cinematic establishing shot of Aethercleft Span, biome 028, rift tectonic, under K3V amber light at 0.68g. A rifted span of land glowing with auroras and broken by magnetic shearing where levitating stones and light-bound beasts thrive. The magnetic field here is reversed producing a perpetual aurora at ground level. Navigating requires non-magnetic tools. Terrain recorded as high gravity-inversion rift zone. Unstable ground. Crystal formations erupt and collapse. The fissures pulse with residual tectonic energy. Aetheric Gravity Inversion is the recorded primary hazard. Levitation Crystal is the signature resource. Recorded colour palette: fractured grey, cyan en. The Soulglass Circle settlement Aethercleft Settlement is visible, with Aurora Field and Levitation Shelf in the same territory. AAA game concept art, faction territory readable in the architecture, no text in the image.

The image-prompt table also records twenty ungenerated prompts, IMG00541 through IMG00560. Each uses this recorded stem, with the type name in place of the scene type: AAA game concept art, Aethercleft Span, rift tectonic biome, [type], crystal formations, tectonic rifts, amber energy pulses, Aetheric Gravity Inversion environmental hazard visible, Unreal Engine 5 quality, painterly, cinematic lighting, amber K3V star palette, alien yet familiar world aesthetic.

ID	Type	Status
IMG00541	hero_landscape	UNGENERATED
IMG00542	apex_creature	UNGENERATED
IMG00543	weather_event	UNGENERATED
IMG00544	flora_closeup	UNGENERATED
IMG00545	faction_outpost	UNGENERATED
IMG00546	loading_screen	UNGENERATED
IMG00547	ambient_day	UNGENERATED
IMG00548	ambient_night	UNGENERATED
IMG00549	energy_node	UNGENERATED
IMG00550	hazard_event	UNGENERATED
IMG00551	npc_portrait	UNGENERATED
IMG00552	creature_combat	UNGENERATED
IMG00553	resource_gather	UNGENERATED
IMG00554	world_event	UNGENERATED
IMG00555	sky_atmosphere	UNGENERATED
IMG00556	underground_entrance	UNGENERATED
IMG00557	coastal_view	UNGENERATED
IMG00558	mystery_fragment	UNGENERATED
IMG00559	faction_landmark	UNGENERATED
IMG00560	player_action	UNGENERATED

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