I think the protocol is very interesting, to be sure. If it develops the way it should/hoped it'll be very special.

I just want to know though - because no matter how much I read about it I'm still not sure - what is the total amount of Ether there will be?

Is there a hard written quantity in the code that is irreversible? As far as I can make out, that's not the case and no promises have been made not to increase the Ether supply. Is that correct?

I understand that each time Ether is used it's burned, is that also correct?

Thanks in advance