Revelations from Save the Queen

[SaitoHikari]

Not really a fan of the whole IVth Legion Legatus not being purebloods thing, though I imagine there’s some explanation for that later. I was also under the impression that ‘sas’ was the highest rank available to non purebloods, so this revelation kind of throws a minor wrench into the background of a personal role play thing.

On another note, I kind of realized something. Did any of the NPCs in this quest line even explicitly mention that Varis is dead? I don’t recall that being mentioned at all, since all I remember is that the Bozja resistance is said to be making their move based on what happened in Ala Mhigo and Doma, and not due to anything within Garlemald itself. Since it’s probably assumed that this quest line is happening independently from the main quest (at least after the baseline minimum to unlock it), the omission of certain details could be a hint of what’s to come later. The developers won’t want to commit to something major in one quest line only to create a paradox in the other, like the level 50 CUL quest.

(If my memory isn’t faulty, they avoided talking about his death in the Ruby Weapon quest line too. Not to mention that both the remnants of the VIIth and the IVth Legions are noted to be behaving erratically and independently, which is something else that gives the writing team a way to future proof the quest lines around certain subjects.)

[KageTokage]

(If my memory isn’t faulty, they avoided talking about his death in the Ruby Weapon quest line too. Not to mention that both the remnants of the VIIth and the IVth Legions are noted to be behaving erratically and independently, which is something else that gives the writing team a way to future proof the quest lines around certain subjects.)

One of Gaius' adopted kids explicitly stated that she didn't think he was actually responsible for Varis' death and that they'd help prove his innocence if he decided to return to Garlemald.

In any case, I wouldn't be surprised if the news of the Emperor's death was being kept under a lid to quell the possibility of increased resistance from territories under Garlean rule. Ilsabard is a massive region so word may still not have gotten out everywhere. We don't know exactly how much time has passed since his death, either.

[Rosenstrauch]

On another note, I kind of realized something. Did any of the NPCs in this quest line even explicitly mention that Varis is dead?

I believe the Wandering Dramaturge acknowledges that Varis is dead in the dialogue leading up to unlocking the EX Trial.