(10-18-2016, 03:41 PM)Jana Wrote: Hello, I play a character with SMN experience. My character has had the Echo to protect her from tempering. Most everything I could say has already been touched on by the other people who responded, but I'll add that it's OK if you want to give your character the Echo too. While it's a rare skill compared to the general population, it's not so rare that only the WoL and his 7 best friends can have it. (I'm at work and can't link specific resources though.)
^this.
Before FFXIV 2.0 launched, Minfilia's entire point was to try to gather up as many people who had the echo as possible. (Louisoix's Circle of Knowing and them later merged to make the Scions).
Having the Echo is rare, but not unheard of. Sounsyy has a good write up of it....somewhere. It get linked fairly often, but I'm not on my main computer with bookmarks and links to things.