Hysteresis Loops: The Gion Cover Up
Introduction
“In any system in order to know what effect a force or spell has on the current state of the system , or the future states of the system, the exact measure of the effect must be known, but it must always be understood that past states of the system, states that may be unknown, can have an effect on future states creating infinite loops of response to changing inputs. We in the institute have come to call these factors ‘Hysteresis’ and their significance should not be underestimated or overlooked.” – Grand Councilor of the Institute of Higher Learning, Maegornal Durrok Amberstone
“It is a well known fact that the Dwarven Wizard Maegornal Amberstone was the first to travel, successfully, to the planar boundary known as the Aetherial Plane, the plane that coexists simultaneously with both the Astral and Ethereal planes. Few masters of the arcane arts have ever duplicated the ritual used by Amberstone. Some who have tried have never been seen again, and still others have suffered horrible accidents.” – Arch Magistrator Elizabeth Penrell, speaking before the Board of Trustees of the Antiquarium, on August 18.
“It is even more well know, how could anyone believe otherwise, that Amberstone was mad, and in fact, the only wizard to ever claim to have traveled to the Aetherial Plane and back. Investigations, experiments, research into the Aetherial Plane all are the work of loose and undisciplined minds. Every attempt to duplicate Amberstone’s rituals has resulted in catastrophe, and even death.” – Keeper of the Keys of the Church of Eternal Starlight, Caspon Kordomain, speaking before the Board of Trustees of the Antiquarium on August 19, two days before the final vote was cast to suspend further expenditures in the field of Aetherial Planar Studies.
