The Echo and languages

[Enkidoh]

Interesting.

If Echo-translate lets us speak the languages, then that brings us back to why is Moenbryda unable to understand Nabriales?

Simple, Moenbryda doesn't have the Echo - none of the Archons do (Ferne confirmed this a while ago). Only Minfilia, the player and a couple of background npcs at the Waking Sands have the Echo (and most of this later group were killed when Livia stormed the place), but it's specific that the Sharalyans do not possess this gift (this is why none of them directly help you fight Primals, as the danger of them being tempered is far too great - I mean,

look what happened to Louisoix )

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