CG Midlander

[Catapult]

This raises a new question about the echo for me. Does it work like parceltongue in Harry Potter?

What I mean is, we can understand every language on Hydaelyn, but interestingly, the Ixal/Sylphs/etc also understand us. Does this mean we are instinctively speaking their language without realising it?

Or do the beastmen understand the language of Eorzea but either choose not to or are incapable of speaking it themselves?

[Skies]

This raises a new question about the echo for me. Does it work like parceltongue in Harry Potter?

What I mean is, we can understand every language on Hydaelyn, but interestingly, the Ixal/Sylphs/etc also understand us. Does this mean we are instinctively speaking their language without realising it?

Or do the beastmen understand the language of Eorzea but either choose not to or are incapable of speaking it themselves?

I believe it is explained during a quest...
You can actually speak all languages, you kind of... Instantly learn it by conversing with another person, not sure if that knowledge remains with you after the talk is done, however.

[Warlock]

This raises a new question about the echo for me. Does it work like parceltongue in Harry Potter?

What I mean is, we can understand every language on Hydaelyn, but interestingly, the Ixal/Sylphs/etc also understand us. Does this mean we are instinctively speaking their language without realising it?

Or do the beastmen understand the language of Eorzea but either choose not to or are incapable of speaking it themselves?

I think it works like in early Harry Potter...specifically like in the first scene he speaks it to a Cobra , Ron asks him where did he learn it or how and Harry is like "Huh? what are you talking about i was speaking normally with it" even tho later on it contradicts itself by Rob been able to speak it...the point is we speak normally but when the sound of our voice reaches the beastment's ears its already "translated" to their language and same the way around . We don't learn to speak all the languages in Hydaelyn ..the sound of our voice becomes universal and is understood no matter who receives it and this leads me to think who gave us the Echo was Siren

[Anonymoose]

this leads me to think who gave us the Echo was Siren

The Siren theory is one I've always liked; in the early days we had very little to work with, but what things we did have fit Siren very well. I'm not sure it retains the strength it once did, though. Ferne seems comically dismissive of the idea (despite the establishing of Siren as a running joke, which cracks me up big time) and we have the "heed the crystal's call" (suggestive of a sentient mothercrystal as one of the entities in play). I've decided to stop trying to figure that one out, for now - at least until we enter BETA.