
I would hesitate to say that we -know- primals to be dead beings. The few primals we have seen, yes. In fact, we know very little about the primal nature. The ones who do are those that we oppose, the Ascians. How can we then talk about definitives?
I'm not totally convinced the the WoL is becoming similar to a primal, but it's something to theorize about. In fact, OP, after many people started to finish the MSQ, there were others on Reddit and the official forums who wonder if perhaps the fact that we are gaining powers almost above gods is a symbol and sign of how we are in fact 'hope incarnate' and that this hope from others is fueling our own deeds and is allowing us to be much much stronger.
I'm not totally convinced the the WoL is becoming similar to a primal, but it's something to theorize about. In fact, OP, after many people started to finish the MSQ, there were others on Reddit and the official forums who wonder if perhaps the fact that we are gaining powers almost above gods is a symbol and sign of how we are in fact 'hope incarnate' and that this hope from others is fueling our own deeds and is allowing us to be much much stronger.