Quote Originally Posted by Nilroreo View Post
Something I neglected to bring up here is that both Arenvald and Fordola were chosen to investigate a tower in 5.5 (I think?). By this point in development, the devs should've already settled on the Blessing being the source of our immunity, and yet, their immunity is still somehow attributed to the echo.
I guess both blessing and echo now protect again tempering (aether corruption). While echo seems more about soul integrity and memory, the blessing give strength boost aside from tempering protection.