Quote Originally Posted by WhiteArchmage View Post
I'm not sure if we ever got a conclusive answer for that but I do remember one theory saying that, since the Garuda in the Ixal legends became bloodthirsty after eating the flesh of the Lord of Snakes (or...something like that?), in their minds, Garuda is insane because of that and the Ixali don't realize they COULD make more noble and calmer, they're simply trying to summon their Goddess.
I think this is the most accurate. The Ixal don't even know that they can alter her by the way they envision her as we just recently learned it. We're also not really on the type of terms with the Ixal where we could show up, sit down and teach a nice Summoning Sane Primals 101 class.