But now the question was... who was going to officiate the awakening?
Usually, from what he had observed during the mass awakenings.
Carried out by the temple and the academies, they would prepare ceremonies that would catalyze the awakening process.
Of course, this applied only to the temple and the academy that conducted awakenings for those unable to access aether. But as you can tell, it was not a free-for-all; there were certain conditions that had to be met for one to qualify for the awakening; otherwise, everyone from the commoners to the peasants and beggars would have otherwise become pathwalkers, which was not something the hierarchy would like to see.
Most noble houses, however, kept their awakenings private—and who could blame them? These were sacred secrets, never meant to be revealed to the world at large.
