A.S.P.E.C.T's long list of questions

[A.S.P.E.C.T]

Since I always seem to have more questions, I figured I'd keep them all together in one thread for me (and anyone interested) to keep all the answers together in one place.

Are the gates between the different Verses like teleportation thingies or like doors? Are they constantly open and can half of a person be on each end of the gate at the same time or is it a 'step in and get teleported fully' sort of deal?

How do climates and weather work in the different verses (and especially in the Endless Dunes)? Are they all very Earth like or are they stuck in a perpetual mild climate/weather (not too much sun, not too much wind, not too much rain,...)?

Apart from Carrefore and TWNN are there wandering tribes of somewhat friendly people in the Dunes that may want to accept employment in return for payment? Or is everyone not in those two towns either paranoid, crazy, psychotic, a cannibal or all of them combined?

When extracting a large amount of something, would a Prime need to extract things one by one or can he extract it all at the same time (e.g. A pile of large rocks)?

Can a Prime create a weather effect using Omnillium? Summon rain clouds over an area?

How do non Primes use Omnillium? Do they just carry the orbs like currency or are they able to use them but not make them?

[Mark]

1. They’re doors/archways. Constantly open, stepping through is an instant transport. You can’t be half-and-half.
   
2. Depends on the ‘Verse. The description threads in each Verse will give you a better idea. Places like the Vasty Deep are extremely varied from place to place while the Frozen Fields is pretty much just all snow and ice. Specifically for the Dunes:
   

When one emerges from the gates, they find themselves in a savanna, with sparse trees and grasslands.  The climate here borders on bearable, with a rainy season not present in the interior...Beyond the valleys, the land becomes more arid and so does the danger of death by dehydration or starvation. The further you go, the less there is, until there is only sand in every direction.

      So you could call it Earth-like, but it’s still a desert. It could rain there, but don’t expect a rain forest or a blizzard.  

      3.  I’m sure you could find some nice nomads out there. They’d be the minority, but you could write some in.
      
      4. Either or. Primes absorb OM from the environment just by existing, so if they really wanted to they could sit around absorbing rock piles. It’s not the most efficient way to do it, but it’d work if you want to play it that way. I imagine it would hypothetically work like melting something would; trying to do a large pile all at once would take longer than doing the small pieces in succession.
      
      5. Generally no, you wouldn’t be able to summon up large-scale weather disturbances. But you could make and purchase a move that summons a temporary storm or something.

      6. Non-Primes can’t manipulate Omnilium, so they’d pretty much just carry it around. While they could probably carry it around in its shiny-orb state, they’re more likely to have it in the form of gold coins or other valuables that were made from Omnilium.