A place where Quintessence naturally collects. Sought after by mages. The Gauntlet is usually lower here and magick is easier. The Technocracy sanitizes their Nodes to make non-Technocrat magick more difficult. 1st Edition core stated Nodes are only found on Earth and the only place to get Quintessence. Mages defending their Nodes from the encroaching Technocracy was dramatic. When Brucato became developer he didn’t want mages to fight over land like people fight over oil-rich land in the real world. Starting with Book of Chantries he wanted to supply other sources of Quintessence. 2nd Edition started the idea of Nodes forming where important Sleeper events occurred or where emotions are focused. Convention Book: Syndicate Revised states Nodes can be created or found where Sleeper emotion or interest is focused.
Called a Cray in Sorcerers Crusade.
Wellsprings are new in Mage20 core pg. 79. Temporary Nodes that give quintessence for a short time and then run dry and disappear. Some Wellsprings become Nodes.
Page 6, Loom of Fate describes a Node that had a natural connection to a particular realm in the Umbra.