[Spoilers] I’m irrevocably Unimpressed

[Lersayil]

I actually wonder what the tempering from them is.

I'd bet it has something to do with the absurd resolve/willpower the WoL and Ascians to see their path to its end. Ascians seems to be quite calm and gentle natured, at least if Amaurot is to be believed. Killing billions and trillions even if you don't believe them to be "real" or "truly alive" seems a bit far without some sort of push forward.

Same with the WoL with our selflessness and near suicidal actions to bring peace and prosperity. While I don't have much sympathy for the Zodiark/Modern Ascians, it almost seems like a result of tempering or just something inherent to Ascians to go to absurd lengths for their beliefs.

If I would have to guess, I'd say their tempering is more like a compulsion to uphold the respective gods ideals. Hydaelyn keeps throwing out those words like "hear, feel, think, see, etc". So I am guessing that Hydaelyn would be the free individualist? Amarithians were very... collectivistic? That would make Zodiark similar I guess. Controlling, homogenistic?

Or its possible that Zodiark is just a socialist hivemind... joking, but we don't have much to go on, so who knows.

EDIT: but then there is the matter of dark and light elements which dont make much sense in this context, as light is order and stasis, dark is chaos and motion. They dont really fit my theory so I'm probably just blowing hot air.