3.4 speculation

[Grayve]

I also kinda thought of Garlemald as the German states, pre-Bismark. But I don't know why, maybe the unification around a martial center, against an external foe?

[Cilia]

Wasn't suggesting it's been warped or lost to the mists of time, nor that there was some significant twist that would change anyone's opinion of them.

Was just wondering if future content involving the Garlemald Empire would involve learning about the Garlemald Republic as well. Wasn't speculating about what we'd learn about it if we did, just speculating that it might be a subject we learn about.

I know, it's just... there's not much we have to go on. Given Garlemald was evidently a "fledgling" nation before Solus' rise to power, there may not be much behind it. That said, if there are any Garleans left who remember the Republic, they'd have to be quite old - Solus took over as Emperor approximately fifty years ago and was approximately 80 during 1.x. Anyone able to remember the Republic would have to be that old or older... and in this fantasy world where people don't have the greatest life expectancy, combined with Garlemald's warlike nature following zos Galvus' crowning, the likelihood of there being many such people is rather low.

Still! There are always people who disagree with the warlike path many such nations choose (Cessair of Mhach, for instance), so even if there aren't any Garleans who really remember the Republic if we go to Garlemald we might find an ally who isn't an expatriate. Maybe. Possibly.

I also kinda thought of Garlemald as the German states, pre-Bismark. But I don't know why, maybe the unification around a martial center, against an external foe?

Ehh... more like Rome, if you ask me. Solus zos Galvus' rise to power has many parallels with Julius Caesar (with some Gestahl thrown in for good measure), and the Garleans frequently use Latin names and phrases.

[Berethos]

Still! There are always people who disagree with the warlike path many such nations choose (Cessair of Mhach, for instance), so even if there aren't any Garleans who really remember the Republic if we go to Garlemald we might find an ally who isn't an expatriate. Maybe. Possibly.

From observations like this...I think you're reading too much into my speculation.

It's, at this point, a very neutral thing - simply wondering if we will learn more about the history of Garlemald, which is a young empire (a fact which I was reminded of by the excerpt from the book) and was a republic before that.

Allies? Ex-pats? People that disagree? Not part of what I was wondering about, which begins and ends at wondering if we will learn more about that period of transition in Garlemald's history as we learn more about Garlemald in the future, and whether we'd gain more details on Garlemald from before that period of transition.

[Cilia]

But I thought a forum was a place for discussion...

... I'm just going to drop it before I inadvertently set another fire.

[Berethos]

But I thought a forum was a place for discussion...

And that hasn't changed?

I was just clarifying on my speculation, cause it felt like you were responding to my speculation as if I was saying one thing, and it wasn't what I was trying to say.

I'm not saying discussing those particular points - expatriates, potential allies that stem from when Garlemald was a republic, etc - aren't worth discussing. Just that such a line of discussion wasn't where I was going with my current limited line of speculation.