Is 'Hydaelyn' a misnomer based on a misconception?

[MikkoAkure]

As for the passiveness of the blessing, are you sure? I sorta-kinda remember it having something to do with our immense aether reserves, but I might be mistaken on that. Aetherial manipulation being what it is, just having that aether pool is a vast power advantage. The echo might also affect our uncanny efficiency with job stones, though I admit this is pure speculation.

Shadowbringers muddied this point a bit with the revelation that we are more whole of a pre-sundered person than most people and are souls are more aetherically dense. Even without the benefit of the blessing or echo, we have more going on than everyone else and it’s likely that’s why we were chosen. Plus all the insinuation that we summoned Hydaelyn ourself and that every WoL throughout history and across the multiverse is us, over and over.

This revelation plus Emet admitting that he’s tempered kind of puts a damper on deeper, nuanced meanings to the story and people are citing moral relativism in a story that I believe is more black and white and is leans towards predestined fate.

[Lersayil]

Shadowbringers muddied this point a bit with the revelation that we are more whole of a pre-sundered person than most people and are souls are more aetherically dense. Even without the benefit of the blessing or echo, we have more going on than everyone else and it’s likely that’s why we were chosen. Plus all the insinuation that we summoned Hydaelyn ourself and that every WoL throughout history and across the multiverse is us, over and over.

This revelation plus Emet admitting that he’s tempered kind of puts a damper on deeper, nuanced meanings to the story and people are citing moral relativism in a story that I believe is more black and white and is leans towards predestined fate.

Given the time frame and number of successful calamities, I think its safe to state that even if the current WoL was around in previous eras in some form he / she must not have been very successful at their jobs (lack of shards?). If nothing else, the fact that it took 7-8 rejoinings for our counter-offensive against the Ascians to be successful, makes one question the validity or integrity of the original plan.

Recent revelations do muddy the waters a bit about what makes us special, but as far as we've been told by Y'shtola, post-Ardbert the WoLs soul didn't really change much from their pre-expansion selfs. With our extra shard, we did mend our souls, and got rid of the extra light aether, but other than that she did not note any other major changes (possibly she just cant see the difference?).

Combined with the fact that Emet did mock us for not being able to contain and control the amount of aether we've collected from the Wardens, I would *guess* that our natural aether reserves aren't expanding with rejoinings, only our free storage and ability to manipulate greater amounts.

As for morality, I can see that to be the case, and honestly I kiiind of fear it to be true? We've dabbled a bit in moral relativism with pre-ascian twist Garlean commentary and Heavenswards dragons. Clearly, we've been hitting the notes with ShB. Hell, Emet outright says it that one time. Feels like they are heading in a definitive direction. At this point dancing back into absolute moralities would feel like a 180, or at the very least would undermine some of the previous characters and narrative undertones. Its kind of a one way street once you start going down either way.