AntiTower Speculation

[Theodric]

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Sadly I can't shake the feeling that both Regula and Varis will end up dead fairly soon. Neither has received much in the way of attention so far - though ironically we've seen more of Regula than Varis. I find it rather bizarre that a bigger deal isn't being made out of the Emperor of Garlemald making his way to Eorzea. Yes, he's 'stranded' on Azyz Lla but considering that at least one FATE references reinforcements arriving from Garlemald itself one has to wonder why he hasn't just razed Eorzea to the ground given that he was directly assaulted during the events of 3.0.

Ideally I'd like to see both Regula and Varis remain antagonists in the long term, but since we're dealing with The Warring Triad I suspect they'll go all out with the FF6 references and just have the Emperor perish in Azyz Lla somehow. Which will then likely result in another succession war within Garlemald - which in turn will no doubt result in the Ala Mhigan Resistance growing bolder and throwing Eorzea's strength at Ala Mhigo in an attempt to reclaim it. I would like to hope that the story won't be as predictable as that but...without meaning to brag I predicted quite a few things back during 2.0's patch cycle that turned out to be correct.

I just want...more from Garlemald. I don't want them to be 'convenient plot villains' and I certainly don't want them to be 'Allagan Reborn'. I want them to be similar to the Archadian Empire in that they're actually not bad guys at all - they're simply heavy handed and have a few bad apples in positions of power. That would put them roughly in the same situation as most of Eorzea's city states. Plus if we ever do go to Ala Mhigo or Garlemald itself I'd much rather do so as an ally rather than an enemy. I think that would be much more interesting and it'd also allow us to explore Garlean culture and interact with genuine Garleans who are loyal to their people and homeland rather than those that have simply defected and aren't very 'Garlean' anymore.