Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4784525-20131010155204/@comment-10390252-20131021110342

Eres - Mistress of Illusions wrote: It's all a rather confusing concept. Dust is the salvation of humankind, yet Auras are their greatest weapon. I've long suggested that Aura has massive limits and drawbacks (not least of which the innate strength and endurance of the user) that means it was never powerful enough to tip the balance against the Grimm. It wasn't until Dust was widely utilised, meaning that even semi- or entirely-untrained soldiers could have access to special capabilities equivalent to or even more powerful than the aura of master-level chanellers, that the tide turned.