If we don't get to explore and rebuild more of Garlmald, it will be a waste.

[SeiyaSoiya]

I still cannot believe they did that cringey thing with cid and nero coming to sharlayan to give you a "device from valens which has refined adamantite" and gaius quite literally sitting it out at the most important moment in the history of his nation, which he loved dearly.

[Cleretic]

I still cannot believe they did that cringey thing with cid and nero coming to sharlayan to give you a "device from valens which has refined adamantite" and gaius quite literally sitting it out at the most important moment in the history of his nation, which he loved dearly.

The problem with Gaius is that his position in the world changes drastically depending on if you've done the Werlyt story, so writing him into the MSQ would become very difficult.

I think they're planning to do more story around Garlemald going from the all-roles quest, and if they do I can imagine them making an additional part conditional based on Werlyt's completion, like how the Shadowbringers all-roles ended up asking for the Warring Triad.

EDIT: Also, from a more in-story logical perspective, proooooobably a good thing for Gaius to have sat the Garlemald intervention out. Remember that he was framed for Varis' death, so him turning up before we can properly clear his name and blame the genocidal ghost wizards for everything that happened would do more harm than good.