You all bring up some really good points that the WoL is not a primal! Thanks!

One thing I noticed that was said was we don't drain the land of aether? Don't we drain some of the essence of every primal we vanquish, and in doing so make ourselves stronger?

What originally made me think about this topic was the fact that we are the most powerful single individual in the realm. What makes us so different than more seasoned characters that also possess the echo such as Yda or Y'shtola?

However I do now think that we aren't primal (darn...).