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The '''Blessing of Light''', also known as '''The Echo''', is a power bestowed to select warriors chosen by [[Hydaelyn]] herself to rise up against the darkness in a time of '''Calamity'''. These warriors have appeared all throughout history, such as the [[Twelve Archons]] or the [[Zodiac Braves]] spoken of in [[Near East]] legend. The powers generally manifest in one or all of the following ways, as well as many others:
The [[Blessing of Light]] is a power bestowed upon Warriors of Light chosen by [[Hydaelyn]] distinct from the [[Echo]]. The Blessing of Light is tied to and further empowered by the [[Crystal of Light|Crystals of Light]] obtained by Hydaelyn's champions, who manifest these crystals by their deeds.


* '''The Power to Transcend Words''': For those blessed with the power to transcend words, language no longer poses a barrier to intercultural communication. Voiced utterances fade and are replaced by an internal understanding of another's intentions. Conversely, words spoken by one with this power are immediately understood by all, without need of linguistic interpretation.
The Blessing of Light provides protection from aetherial corruption, such as tempering by [[Primal||primals]], wards the allies of Hydaelyn's champions against intrusion by Her enemies (though the three [[Ascians]] of the Source are capable of bypassing this), and allows Her to intervene directly on their behalf to perform miraculous feats.


* '''The Power to Transcend Time''': Those granted with this form of the '''Echo''' can mentally travel back in time to witness occurrences experienced by another. It was originally thought that proximity with the memory holder was necessary for trancension; however, it has recently been discovered that residual mnemonic [[Aether]] in a location can also trigger these third-person flashbacks.
During the Warrior of Light's adventure in the [[The First|First]], the Blessing of Light was used to absorb the power of the [[Sin Eater||Lightwardens]]. However, even with a fully-empowered Blessing of Light, the Warrior of Light was unable to fully withstand the primordial Light absorbed from these creatures and almost succumbed to a sin eater transformation.


* '''The Power to transcend Worlds''': Though rare, there have also been cases reported of individuals who, through manifestation of '''Hydaelyn's''' very light, can walk the aetherial plane and communicate directly with the planet Herself.
In ''[[Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker]]'', the Warrior of Light learns that the Blessing of Light is actually a spell called the Traveler's Ward cast by the [[Ancient]] [[Venat]], the true identity of Hydaelyn and former holder of the seat of Azem. The ward specifically protects against aetheric corruption, and the magic is unique enough for the Venat of the past to recognize it as her own spell despite bestowing it on the Warrior of Light millennia in the future.


[[Category: Lore]]
[[Category: Lore]]

Revision as of 14:19, 20 May 2022

The Blessing of Light is a power bestowed upon Warriors of Light chosen by Hydaelyn distinct from the Echo. The Blessing of Light is tied to and further empowered by the Crystals of Light obtained by Hydaelyn's champions, who manifest these crystals by their deeds.

The Blessing of Light provides protection from aetherial corruption, such as tempering by |primals, wards the allies of Hydaelyn's champions against intrusion by Her enemies (though the three Ascians of the Source are capable of bypassing this), and allows Her to intervene directly on their behalf to perform miraculous feats.

During the Warrior of Light's adventure in the First, the Blessing of Light was used to absorb the power of the |Lightwardens. However, even with a fully-empowered Blessing of Light, the Warrior of Light was unable to fully withstand the primordial Light absorbed from these creatures and almost succumbed to a sin eater transformation.

In Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, the Warrior of Light learns that the Blessing of Light is actually a spell called the Traveler's Ward cast by the Ancient Venat, the true identity of Hydaelyn and former holder of the seat of Azem. The ward specifically protects against aetheric corruption, and the magic is unique enough for the Venat of the past to recognize it as her own spell despite bestowing it on the Warrior of Light millennia in the future.


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