Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160113034906/@comment-25396609-20160114020651

It's a mystery to us, but not to the characters. Companies exist that are able to harvest, refine, and recombine it into different forms. They might not know how it works, but they know what it does and how it interacts with other things.

Why should Semblances not be treated that way? It is exactly whatt hey are, and we have numerous indications that practice with semblances makes them stronger(including having it be outright stated.)

You really think that in a world where half the planet wants to kill you, no tribe or civilization has ever given their children dust infusions as a protective measure?