Newbie Rant - Summoner Pets

[Gilraen]

The thing is that smaller primals don't make much sense considering how Summoners are getting their egis, lore-wise. Summoners, like in XI, get their egis from the primals as a form of power-sharing. The differences is that in XI the avatars respected Summoners after proving themselves worthy. In XIV you're not so much proving you're worthy in as much proving you're able. But the BIG difference is primals, unlike XI's avatars, are so full of themselves that the stick up their arses have sprouted roots. The egis aren't so much a primal's will given form in an aetheric construct the Summoner can handle as it is a pity pittance, a fragment of a primal that couldn't be arsed to give a rat's arse over. They are not our friends, and a Summoner isn't much higher on the 'friendship' scale.

[Exodus-E]

The thing is that smaller primals don't make much sense considering how Summoners are getting their egis, lore-wise. Summoners, like in XI, get their egis from the primals as a form of power-sharing.
The differences is that in XI the avatars respected Summoners after proving themselves worthy.
In XIV you're not so much proving you're worthy in as much proving you're able.
But the BIG difference is primals, unlike XI's avatars, are so full of themselves that the stick up their arses have sprouted roots.
The egis aren't so much a primal's will given form in an aetheric construct the Summoner can handle as it is a pity pittance, a fragment of a primal that couldn't be arsed to give a rat's arse over.
They are not our friends, and a Summoner isn't much higher on the 'friendship' scale.

You see, here's the thing: unlike FFXI, we're not forming some sort of "pact" with a given summon/avatar.
Instead, we're basically "stealing" a fragment of their essence and manifesting it as an aetheric construct, just as you said.
That's exactly how the Allagans developed the "Summoner" job to begin with (as a way to counter them, by fighting "fire with fire" so to speak).

And you're right: these manifestations are not our "friends" (and neither are the Primals from that matter).
Hells, I don't think the Egis themselves are even sentient beyond what their Summoner commands them to do
(in fact, and IMO, on a scale of sentience between pets would be something like: Fairies > Carbuncles >>>>> Egis).