What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[Aniya_Estlihn]

As pertains to the story, I think at this point going forward I am just going to go off the assumption that we have been Tempered by Venat. It is the only thing that makes sense at this point. If we were Tempered to believe in her cause, then the double standard we apply to her makes sense, and it makes sense why we continue to fight for people (like we should) while ignoring the horrors she caused.

We were not and that is not canon, if you think it is, you didn't pay attention to 5.2 or 5.3 where we are told outright that the blessing of light is bestowed upon those who awaken to the echo specifically to prevent tempering, period. Furthermore, as Hydaelyn was created by she and a faction of people who were fearful of the tempering effects of Zodiark, the likelihood of her having done so is slim to none.

[Nayukhuut]

We were not and that is not canon, if you think it is, you didn't pay attention to 5.2 or 5.3 where we are told outright that the blessing of light is bestowed upon those who awaken to the echo specifically to prevent tempering, period. Furthermore, as Hydaelyn was created by she and a faction of people who were fearful of the tempering effects of Zodiark, the likelihood of her having done so is slim to none.

I paid plenty of attention, which is why I am just trying to come up with ways that make the way we treat Venat's horrors make sense. Otherwise the story not calling out Venat for the sheer oceans of blood on her hands is the height of hypocrisy from us. Canon or not, it is about the only way I can get through the story without wondering why we prop up a genocidal murderer as a hero while rightfully calling out people who committed similar atrocities. The Tempered never think they are Tempered after all. Of course we would consider it just a blessing. :P

I suppose I could always just pretend my character is secretly just playing along with the Venat narrative, and has decided to make it their life goal to make sure no one ever comes along and does what she did ever again.