Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
Isn't a lot of the lore for the more extreme stuff tucked away in 1.0, though? I wouldn't be terribly surprised if it's toned down/ignored. There's a few subtle references to be found here and there in 2.0 and beyond but 2.0/3.0 as a whole is a lot less 'gritty' than 1.0 was. After all, Gridania was a far nastier place back in 1.0. In 2.0 and beyond, however, it has been toned down considerably.
The forced prostitution is from 2.0 as is the forced labour. Conscription is 2.0 but the brainwashed killing families is 1.0 (though 1.0 has been pretty much canon throughout). The whole 'people in occupied and conquered territories aren't even considered citizens in garlean society and infact are considered in a class below citizen' is from a book in the Great Gubal Library.

I'm afraid to say, there is very strong lore to indicate that the Garleans did some really awful stuff to the Ala Mhigans and with the authorisation of the leadership. Hell, we have a half garlean in the Scions in the Waking Sands who is clearly implied to be the offspring of a Ala Mhigan woman raped by a Garlean when the city fell.