Quote Originally Posted by not_ya_wify View Post
Keep the Ascians, get rid of the empire.
I'd rather keep and help both, given that the Ascians and Garleans were both dealt a very poor hand and unlike the protagonists, never had the luxury of plot convenience and 'I WIN' buttons to overcome any and all obstacles placed before them. Furthermore, the inability for Pureblood Garleans to manipulate aether - with rare exceptions - makes for a pretty cool premise in a setting where aether is actively used to get ahead by every other race. Unfortunately that particular aspect of their background was never really played up as much as it should have been.