[quote=@Jerkchicken]
Ok deciding if I go with ice or air.

Anyway I got some questions

Does energy absorption of like sources scale to the intensity? Like say you're fire aligned could you leech off the heat of a volcano or something and charge it up quickly or would making dozens of bonfires and draining them suffice?

If the former is true, does this mean natural disasters/inclement weather serve as a boon of sorts since you can drain them without too much worry?
  
Is there some sort of punishment for like excessive draining of things? 

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In the example of your volcano, you could drain quickly from that source but would be unable to "super charge" your crystal. Once it's full, it's full. Aedis typically use their gifts sparingly outside of training or combat with the exception of a few small things. Iris, for example, will make flowers bloom for children.

Natural disasters would be a boon with the caveat that if you are attempting to drain a tornado or stopping an earth quake, depending on the intensity of the disaster, it could result in the death of the Aedis because of the amount of control required.