
Originally Posted by
LineageRazor
Is anyone in this thread arguing that Zodiark is an ebul blood god? It's been a long, long time since I've seen someone assume Zodiark's evil. For my part, even before Zodiark was revealed to be a Primal, I was of the opinion that we just knew too little about the guy to say one way or another. We knew the ASCIANS were evil - or, at least, performing evil acts, and doing it in Zodiark's name - but it was unclear whether Zodiark sanctioned their activities, or was even aware of what they were doing.
Even after the big reveal, the story has gone out of its way, it seems, to avoid portraying Zodiark's character in any way, shape, or form. We've heard why and how the Convocation summoned him, we've heard what he did, and we've heard the sacrifices the Convocation continued to make to give him power, but we know nothing of Zodiark's agency in all of this. The fact that all of the Convocation were Tempered by him seems to indicate that he has SOME kind of will (since Tempering is basically an unresistable imposition of will), but not all actions taken by the Tempered are necessarily direct commands from their god.