KISMET Lore dump: Unlike other espers, which are seeded with etherite, the Oracles were seeded with pure, refined ether, to enhance their connection to Fate. Ordinary espers emerge from their gestation tanks as fully-formed adults, but the Oracles were given the dubious privilege of a childhood. Parent-less by design, some of the caretakers tasked with raising them later expressed concern that this upbringing resulted in stunted emotional growth.