Is it official? Are we tempered? (5.2 spoilers / speculation)

[QT_Melon]

If we even get huge powers from the blessing. When Middy took away the blessing we seemingly still beat up everything that was in our way. And we only got stronger since then. We are powerful but other people are also powerful even without any blessing (or even the echo) so I would find it strange if that is suddenly the reason for most of our strenght.

We do know that the Blessing is different from Echo. As far as we know the Blessing could be tempering. If Middy took away our blessing then we are no longer tempered.

But if we are tempered, then it seems the only way to get rid of it is to "sunder" "die" or have a memory wipe done.

As it stands we are 9/14ths of our Ancient self, and if we indulge in the FUD argument. If we're still that weak - then we pretty much have nothing to worry about in regards to Zenos...yes?

Is it really that horrific? Of course in hindsight (if there was a cure) we might have just saved all of them but thats the thing about hindsight. Its something we only know when it happens and then cant be used to change the past. Its like after war when you are able to fully oversee the whole battles and say: Well that leader did a horrible mistake here and could have saved their people if they just did x. While its different in the situation itself, where actions are done fast and not everything is known.

These tempered are a huge danger. They will always try to further the goal of their primal. Unlike other prisoners they wont feel regret and will do anything to get free. This is a huge risk. Keeping them around will just endanger even more people for a solution that might never come.

Asking again, what actually happened to Shiva's heretics?

[YianKutku]

So, what happened to the heretics of Shiva - since they were also involved with the summoning, though Iceheart was the "core" or vessel.

I know this may seem like a separate question, but it's related to the discussion about the behaviors of those tempered.

Arrested by Ishgard. Or at least turned themselves in. What the Ishgardian justice system plans to do with them is uncertain, but given the "kinder gentler Ishgard" post-Heavensward, it may be more like prison work than straight execution. (Obviously still very unpleasant, but not directly killed.)

None of them were Tempered, which was a point made when they turned themselves in, and apparently a surprise to the Ishgardians sent to bring them in as well.

EDIT: Double-checked, and the heretics got a general amnesty. So no actual punishment, assuming they laid down their arms.

[QT_Melon]

Arrested by Ishgard. Or at least turned themselves in. What the Ishgardian justice system plans to do with them is uncertain, but given the "kinder gentler Ishgard" post-Heavensward, it may be more like prison work than straight execution. (Obviously still very unpleasant, but not directly killed.)

None of them were Tempered, which was a point made when they turned themselves in, and apparently a surprise to the Ishgardians sent to bring them in as well.

EDIT: Double-checked, and the heretics got a general amnesty. So no actual punishment, assuming they laid down their arms.

Thanks.

I asked since there are some interesting parallels

Also seems to be repeating a bit in the Eden raid with Shiva/Hydaelyn

between the elements closely aspected to the dark/light.

Ramuh himself isn't "evil" but his summoners can't help to be tempered. Then you have Shiva which was born out of protection/(peace for the dragons) from the thoughts and prayers of Iceheart and her cult.

[Alleo]

We do know that the Blessing is different from Echo. As far as we know the Blessing could be tempering. If Middy took away our blessing then we are no longer tempered.

But we do know that people like Arenvald dont have the blessing (they dont have the crystals) and are still able to resist tempering. And Zenos 100% has no blessing and his echo can also resist primals and even control them. This is quite some evidence that its the echo that helps. I also doubt that Middy would block something off that keeps us from being tempered. He wanted to test us not sent us out to die. And since he could not know if we do face a primal in that time it would be a bit stupid to take that protection away from us. Also none of the Ascians tried to take over our body while we had no blessing which implies to me that they simply could not because the echo was sitll there preventing them from doing it.

Is there evidence that memory loss takes away tempering? Of course if they died once then it could be that they need to be tempered again which would mean that Zodiark still has enough influence to temper someone. Which makes it a bit strange. Because the people that he wants to temper would have the echo since they got awoken again. Of course it could be that these shards then lower their guard and be tempered on their own free will but again that would mean that Zodiark is still in some way able to temper.