Quote Originally Posted by TinyRedLeaf View Post
The Blessing of Light works differently from tempering. Crucially, the WoL retains his or her free will, unlike tempering, which effectively warps the minds of individuals.
While I personally agree that the blessing is not tempering, I feel obligated to play devil's advocate and point out that our character is pretty darned dedicated to serving Hydaelyn's will. Is it because we freely choose it, recognizing that her will is benevolent? Or is it because we're compelled to, because of the blessing? The railroading in this game means that we're perfectly set up for a Bioshock reveal down the line, where we find out that none of our choices have been freely made at all...

Again, though, given that this is a MMO, and MMO's depend in part on players becoming invested in and identifying with their characters, chances are slim that we're going to discover later on that we were slaves under Hydaelyn's command.