The Resonance Dampeners

The Resonance Dampeners represent a critical, albeit often ignored, category of forgotten engineering. These intricate, passive devices were not designed to harness energy, but to neutralize chaotic sonic and energetic outputs. They function by establishing a counter-frequency field that actively dampens turbulent shifts in surrounding Auric Resonance, ensuring structural integrity or achieving necessary meditative silence. Records show their initial widespread use by the tranquil Aerilon Ascendancy within their floating citadels, utilizing them to stabilize flight paths and quiet their energy systems. However, their purpose became desperate later in history. The earliest working schematics found within fragments relating to the Lost City of Umbral suggest they were massively deployed during the final years of the Age of Weaving as part of the ill-fated Great Dampening Effort. They were intended to absorb the disastrous 'Structural Hum' caused by over-strained Aetherium Conduits. This failure to truly dampen the source, rather than the symptom, serves as a profound caution in the Abbey archives.