Quote Originally Posted by Enkidoh View Post
As for Ishgard, I remember hearing that they apparently have a neutrality treaty with the Empire, which would explain their 'closed border' policy.
Which simply means that as soon as the Garleans are done conquering the three other city-states, the treaty's off. Considering the Ishgardians are obviously fighting a losing war against the dragons, Garleans can pretty much take over without much effort once the manpower has dwindled too much. Not much different from how they took over Ala Mhigo.