Disappointed in one Endwalker Aspect [SPOILERS]

[Lauront]

How do you amplify something that is simply a traveler's ward? What, is WoL supposed to be like eight times immune to tempering, with the ward and six "amplifications" and the Echo? That seems pretty pointless.


I think the Blessing clearly imparts more than just a ward, since so much seems to fall under it's purview.

^This. She's not unique in being a primal which bestows a blessing, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's similar in nature to the ones gifted by the others, forming a link between the protege and the primal. The way in which it taxes her to do this, and how this factored into the spread of light on the First, is indicative of this, IMO. A ward may exist at the base of it but it is clearly much more than that.

[Rannie]

How do you amplify something that is simply a traveler's ward? What, is WoL supposed to be like eight times immune to tempering, with the ward and six "amplifications" and the Echo? That seems pretty pointless.


I think the Blessing clearly imparts more than just a ward, since so much seems to fall under it's purview.

I think that the crystals helped to create a seal to keep the ascians out of places like the rising stones (ascians like Nabriales from other shards were unable to enter when we had it.) Once we lost the Blessing of Light and the crystals grew dark they were able to get it. Nabriales even said that the "seal" wad gone and he could act. An Uninvited Ascian cutscenes 1 and 2

Also once we started getting part or the crystals back Igeyohrm even said we had only gotten the Blessing of Light back so far at a fraction of its former strength after fighting Bismark. Bolt Chain and Island Cutscene 6

Also if you notice it it seemed Hydaelyn used all of the elements anyway for any type of ward or shield she made.

[Lauront]

The elements have intrinsic astral or umbral propensities, but any of them can be rendered astral or umbral, as BLM will attest to. The Source having things backwards on it does not change that and was not implied to do so to my recollection. So the presence of all six elements does not imply a mix of astral and umbral in and of itself. The EE goes into this as well, on how whether an element is in an astral or umbral state in the world can affect how it manifests, e.g. umbral fire being a dry heat.

[Rannie]

The elements have intrinsic astral or umbral propensities, but any of them can be rendered astral or umbral, as BLM will attest to. The Source having things backwards on it does not change that and was not implied to do so to my recollection. So the presence of all six elements does not imply a mix of astral and umbral in and of itself. The EE goes into this as well, on how whether an element is in an astral or umbral state in the world can affect how it manifests, e.g. umbral fire being a dry heat.

Then I stand corrected on that portion. Been a little since I opened my EE.

[Lauront]

No worries. I put the link to it up.

[Rannie]

No worries. I put the link to it up.

Lol I believe ya I got off my lazy ass and dusted off my EE and read it also (not out of disbelief mind you more outta a why didn't I remember it moment)

So anyway, honestly I just found it interesting that she used all 6 elements in the warding as well as any seal she created.

Edit: a little off topic completely but when in the 7 hells are we going to get a new EE?