Quote Originally Posted by Cerat View Post
That being said, what if Hydaelyns method of tempering also has varying levels. The first being the Echo, which is more widespread. As was mentioned previously, most inhabitants of Eorzea know nothing of the mothercrystal. However one trait we see commonly with those that have the Echo and their compatriots is a blind faith in her, and I do mean blind. We don’t question her, as is brought up numerous times. We listen to what she requests of us, and then we do it.
The big problem with saying the Echo is how Hydaelyn tempers people is that the Ascians themselves have the Echo as well. And they hate Hydaelyn. So much so that they want Zodiark to come back and kill her. There's also the problem of the Resonant, who have somehow manage to give themselves the Echo drawn from another person.

So you've got people who like Hydaelyn who have the Echo, people who hate Hydaelyn who have the Echo and people who don't care about Hydaelyn who have the Echo. Which if the Echo is a form of Tempering makes it the weirdest (and potentially the most counter-productive) form of Tempering we've ever seen.