Minfillia Speculation

[CyrilLucifer]

If I was an Ascian, and I knew Primals could stop me, I'd set the board up so that people forget what Primals are for and fight them for me. I'd set it up so everyone loses their way and fights each other, rather than working together against a common threat.

Related to this - how did Thordan know that Ascians were aether balls and could be eliminated by being absorbed by a primal just assuming dear Laha is gone for good for ease of discussion in the first place? He specifically mentions "aether, no matter the source," implying he knows. It took the Scions until studying Lahabrea's Dark Crystal to figure their mechanisms out, I don't think the Ascians would just be willing to share that info with anyone.

And our meeting with Thordan mid-HW wasn't really long enough to discuss such things.

[Nalien]

And our meeting with Thordan mid-HW wasn't really long enough to discuss such things.

He "copied" us.

We took out Igeyorhm, then Thordan walks in, having witnessed this, and blasts Lahabrea.

[CyrilLucifer]

He "copied" us.

We took out Igeyorhm, then Thordan walks in, having witnessed this, and blasts Lahabrea.

That seems like a fast conclusion to jump to, then. "Oh, the Warrior of Light, is capable of killing an Ascian using some wierd white gem thing the energy Nidhogg's eye. They must be aether balls!"

It seems like it's a huge leap of logic.

That being said, I think with a primal large and powerful enough, it could probably absorb your internal aether and kill you through touch or sustained close proximity, no matter if you have a physical form or not, like what BisEx does when you're on his back. I think it's less Thordan being brilliant and more being absurdly overconfident in his abilities.

So I suppose I'm answering my own question here. Apologies for the derail, feel free to go back to your scheduled Hydaelyn-role argument.