Tempering? (Spoilers)

[Cleretic]

It's hard to say for certain that Hydaelyn couldn't temper so much as that she didn't temper. We don't know exactly why; maybe it really was that she wasn't big enough to do that, or maybe Venat knew that was a possibility and so deliberately avoided it.

[Foxowl]

It's hard to say for certain that Hydaelyn couldn't temper so much as that she didn't temper. We don't know exactly why; maybe it really was that she wasn't big enough to do that, or maybe Venat knew that was a possibility and so deliberately avoided it.

I don’t know, I think it’s kind of the point that Livingway makes— Zodiark was just so big that he changed the aether of those around him. I don’t think it was intentional by him (unless something gets revealed about that in future Pandaemonium stories or something.)

I guess it’s possible but I’m more willing to bet Hydaelyn was just created with the normal creation magic and too small to have that natural aetheric change in people, rather than it be by Venat’s choice. That said, post-sundering she did become the planet core and chose to hand out blessings (aetheric wards) instead of tempering, so maybe you’re right there.