Quote Originally Posted by VisRalis View Post
Because primals, bad.
Primals drain aether (lifestream)
Eorzeans need aether (life).

Some plot device like that.

Its not really a negotiable point as Eorzea depends on aether.
But the beast-races being not so smart(?) worship and are summoning Primals (who drain aether).
So there's no middle ground for talks.
But the Primals aren't draining the aether from living beings, tempering just creates more followers to provide more belief. What they're draining aether from is just crystals so it's more a case of "Oh no! The beast tribes attacked my shard shipment and now I can't cook dinner unless I start a fire the old-fashioned way!"