Tempering seems to be a deliberate act - it's not just caused by being near a primal, they have to directly target you with their aether or whatever exactly it is that they do. (eg. our fight against Lakshmi where we have to burst the aether bubbles before they can reach and temper our unprotected allies.)


Also worth pointing out - the terminology of "tempering" is a curious one, because it's used as a generic term but really should belong to the fire-themed Ifrit - and indeed it is used that way in some contexts. (eg. after the Odin trial at Urth's Fount, O-App-Pesi specifically mentions "Ifrit's tempered", "Leviathan's drowned" and "Odin's sundered", although gives no term to cover all of them.) Perhaps it's simply because that's the first primal we came across, and the concept has stuck.


Quote Originally Posted by Eloah View Post
The first thing Titan did, when summoned, was punish the two Kobolds by killing them, but he just pushed, not gently though, Ga Bu towards us. Titan sensed his own rage, and tried to, forcibly get his remaining child to safety. I may be reading into it more than needed, but it makes sense.
I haven't rewatched the scene, but that manifestation of Titan was called up entirely from Ga Bu's grief and anger, so it makes sense that it would protect him while attacking the kobolds that had killed his parents?