Quote Originally Posted by Cilia View Post
The Dotharl massacre of the Hotgo is only timed as "recent." Mide and Dayan were in Dravania and summoned Alexander what was it... three years ago? Their exact reasoning for summoning Alexander wasn't elaborated upon, to my knowledge, beyond the same reason the goblins gave (making a perfect world - the vision of what "perfect" meant was different though). Of course they didn't actually summon Alexander, but... time travel is confusing.

Hmm... well, those aren't gunblades of the same type the Empire uses. Those are emphasis on the gunblade; the Imperial version emphasizes the gunblade. Still, there are probably gunblade designs in the Codex.

While the Dotharl's massacre of the Hotgo is terrible, remember that they are Xaela; strength is the way of the Steppe. It's cultural thing.
Three years could be recent, but so could ten. It's unknown at the moment.

Mide and Dayan wanted to create a place that they could call home, and travel the world seeking knowledge - I recall this being mentioned in the Alexander quest chain - a home that could move with them, which makes sense considering the nomadic nature of the Xaela. They strove for the perfect world shared by the goblins, an ideal which was twisted by the Illuminati.

And there is a different from strength and wholesale slaughter. Other tribes have been attacked and defeated, but there are survivors - such as the Kahkol and the Qerel. The Dotharl do not appear to be a tribe that murders non-combatants, although that may be SE overemphasizing the tribe's positive aspects. It's just unknown at this point, although I'm hope that SE may mention it, considering the note of the massacre is just below the Dotharl's bit on the naming convention. It's the big elephant in the room when interacting with the Dotharl, especially in light of Magnai/Sadu's little ongoing comedy.