How would non-aspected Austerities work, exactly? (Summoner-related)

The way I understand it, in order for Summoners to actually summon an Egi, first they need to defeat a Primal in battle, THEN perform something called "Austerities of X" (X being a given aspect), which are pretty much rituals that allows them to call forth and tame the essence of said Primal (dubbed "Egi" in ancient Allag).

These "austerities" have to be done in places where their aspect is strong (for the ones we got so far, Sagolii Desert for Fire, North Shroud's wasteland for Earth and near the ruins of the Floating City of Nym for Wind).

Now, let's pretend that the Summoner job eventually gets an Egi out of all 6 aspects.
Then what?

How would non-aspected Primals work (if we get around getting their Egi in the future), exactly?
Where would their "austerities" take place?
Places with high concentration of aether? Or something else entirely?

I would guess that some places are strong with no element and that would make them good for summoning these Egis, we can't know until they decide to give us Mog-egi or Bahamut-Egi though.

Answering this question might require looking at a very big picture.

If I remember accurately, and infer corrrectly:

Defeating a primal causes its aetherial form to shatter; it rapidly dissolves back into mist and returns to the Land (or, more vaguely, to the natural order). One who has defeated a primal has themselves necessarily been bathed in this aetherial dispersion, and is forever host to a trace of its essence. Egi, therefore, appear to be summoned, at least in part, from within. The "big six" primals we've met so far were deiformed essences of the Land itself - the six elements. The elemental wheel being what it is, each element is an imbalanced facet of aether as a whole and is strong or weak against some of its counterparts. The reason for going to a location where the element is dominant is to shift the summoner's aetherial aspect towards that element, making it easier for them to shape and project that avatar.

In the hypothetical case that the summoner was going to summon the egi of an unaspected primal, the elemental balance might not matter at all (or, inverse to the aspected primals, might work better in places that have balanced aetherial concentrations). The easiest and most logical thing would be for SE to just hold the Austerities near where the primal actually appeared and let the why happen organically. For example, a hypothetical Moggle-Egi Austerity might be held at the Bramble Patch.

It's probably all moot, though, since I assume that by the time SE offers us egi beyond the big six, the whole subject of primals will be more fleshed out and it'll be easier to justify when they start throwing whatever in there.

I have to wonder where the Austerities of Water and Thunder will take place.

Urth fount and the sylphland/new HW area would be my guess.

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Originally Posted by Zohar_Lahar

I have to wonder where the Austerities of Water and Thunder will take place.

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The place where you fight Ramuh is actually on the main map, so thats probably a good spot. I'd assume any place near the ocean would be sufficient for Levi.

I really hope it's Woad Whisper Canyon for Levi. So many water sprites and it's a really beautiful spot for it.

Then... what about Carbuncles?

They certainly aren't primals.... right?

Oh and

#BRINGCARBYBACK

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Originally Posted by elemental10

Then... what about Carbuncles?

They certainly aren't primals.... right?

Oh and

#BRINGCARBYBACK

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The roots of arcanima can be traced back to the esoteric calculations practiced by the people of the south sea isles. It was their efforts to express the nature of aether in mathematical terms that gave rise to the exacting science that we practice today. These definitive formalas are represented by "arcane geometries"--patterns that allow arcanists to manipulate aetheric energy and produce specific effects. The ability to shape this energy also allow practitioners to manifest arcane entities known collectively as "Carbuncle." This is perhaps the most defining power attributed to the art of arcanima.

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I believe that should answer your question.