Quote Originally Posted by Solarra View Post
I wanted to find out if the story of the Garleans being driven out of their homeland by the magic users was true, partly true or pure fiction dreamed up by Emet to keep the people afraid and to justify some of the things the Empire did.
Yes, it's true. The Reaper job quests go a little deeper into it as do some of the side quests in Garlemald itself.

The Garleans were simply peaceful farmers who settled in Corvos and worked the land yet due to it being rare for them to be able to manipulate aether, they were targeted by their magic wielding neighbours.

Bit by bit, they lost their land. It didn't happen quickly and occurred over a period of roughly eight hundred years. This is why it isn't as simple as 'getting over it' - and then even when they were forced into the bitter frozen wasteland to the north they were still under attack there as well.

It was only when Emet-Selch stepped in that their fortunes reversed - albeit briefly.