There's a few lore points I feel I should raise. First, while Garuda may not typically temper non-Ixal, she definitely attempts to do so right after you "defeat" her in the story mode battle as punishment for your insolence in attacking her. The issue of losses due to tempering is brought up in other side quests as well, so it stands to reason that the only "safe" way to fight a Primal is with the Echo protecting you.
Second, even "good" Primals like Ramuh twist the minds of their followers and seem more than happy to temper when they have the opportunity to do so. Ramuh may be primarily interested in defending his people, but the tempered Sylphs obsessively attempt to capture and present for tempering the Sylphs of Little Solace in an effort to "unify" their people -- and Ramuh clearly has no problem with tempering such captives.
Finally, as far as the Scions and the Garleans know, Primals are hazardous to Hydaelyn because they absorb and consume enormous amounts of Aether, thereby damaging the land (and ultimately, if allowed to run unchecked, killing the planet). Assuming they're correct, Primals and their followers are inherently problematic even if they're non-aggressive. Some (Ifrit, Garuda) are just more of a problem than others, because they're actively aggressive. In practice, that means some PCs will respond exceedingly negatively to a known Tempered PC.
Second, even "good" Primals like Ramuh twist the minds of their followers and seem more than happy to temper when they have the opportunity to do so. Ramuh may be primarily interested in defending his people, but the tempered Sylphs obsessively attempt to capture and present for tempering the Sylphs of Little Solace in an effort to "unify" their people -- and Ramuh clearly has no problem with tempering such captives.
Finally, as far as the Scions and the Garleans know, Primals are hazardous to Hydaelyn because they absorb and consume enormous amounts of Aether, thereby damaging the land (and ultimately, if allowed to run unchecked, killing the planet). Assuming they're correct, Primals and their followers are inherently problematic even if they're non-aggressive. Some (Ifrit, Garuda) are just more of a problem than others, because they're actively aggressive. In practice, that means some PCs will respond exceedingly negatively to a known Tempered PC.
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