We know it was a war of succession. A war over who would take the dead emperor's place. My point is that Garlemald stability is dependent entirely on the power of the current emperor. The moment there is a power vacuum it can become a free for all. Its pretty clear that Garlemald has its factions.
The only example of an attempt at changing the current structure of the empire was Doma's attempt at succession which was put down brutally, hence all the Doman refugees.
I think the fact there are factions within Garlemald will eventually play into events. I suspect the current leadership will be mainly villians. They have strong traits of Hubris and Overconfidence. Note, the Garlean's don't only seem interested in the technology to seal Eikons but also the tech that enslaved them. There are a lot of similarities in the folly that lead to the depravities of the Allag and the path the Garleans are on. A similarity in mindset. I think though we will see Garleans who recognise this. Cid is technically an example of that, but I'm more talking of loyal Garleans. Nero might have a part to play in that.
No enemy we have had in this game have been completely villains, except maybe the Ascians. The beasttribe dailies should very clearly that the Beasttribes weren't clear cut villains. Infact the Sahagin and Kobalds had a pretty understandable side to their side of the war. I think eventually we will work with at least a group within Garlemald.



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