(01-22-2015, 02:25 PM)Melkire Wrote:(01-22-2015, 01:24 PM)Kage Wrote: But I haven't found anything that says echo = Â temper protection.
I think they're separate. Echo is its own thing, and the "blessing of light" that Midgardsormr refers to is specifically the protection from tempering and/or being murdered by primals and the like.
This is sort-of kind-of supported by the (six? I forget how many) special crystals that the MC spends most of the MSQ gathering. They make an appearance in at least one Primal cutscene (Garuda's) that implies that they're at least part of the reason why you can't be tempered... and then the crystals show up again when they're depowered and shattered by Midgardsormr's consenting to Hydaelyn's covenant.
At the very least, I vaguely remember something back when Ifrit tries to temper the PC with everyone else. I believe Ifrit himself claims that you've already been claimed by Hydaelyn. So, in a way, the Blessing is akin to Tempering, Drowning, Rocking, what-have-you.
... Which makes one wonder how much different Hydaelyn's blessing is from tempering.
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