So, I noticed something interesting about the pure-blooded Garleans we've seen so far

[Endemerrin]

At first it was something that I thought was a funny coincidence, but now I'm not so sure that's the case. This actually might have already been discussed, and if it has, I'm probably just incredibly late to the party. Let's break down what pure-blooded Garleans we've seen in-game without some sort of headgear on.

Nero. Cid. ...And come 2.4, the "new" emperor. Or possibly an echo flashback to the coronation of Galvus?

Alright. So, three pure-blooded Garleans. Four if we count the artwork of an elderly Galvus. Five if we count a certain person from the binding coil. Take a good look at all three of them, though, and see if you notice something.





And if we count this spoilerific picture from a certain binding coil.
The lighting in there doesn't provide a solid example example, but the hair is crystal clear. That's a whole different can of worms, given the origin of said person, of course.

As of 2.4, we have another to add to the list!

Blonde hair. Blue eyes. Strong, muscular features. Hailing from the north. Like a certain nordic people.

Now, granted, we can't see the color of the emperor's eyes, but, they appear to be light in color, and I wouldn't be surprised if they too wind up being blue. We know the Garlean pure-bloods are a different race, what with their biological inability to wield magic and strange third eye.

Going with the theme of the empire in general, I'm suddenly thinking that the Garlean pure-bloods might just be based off the concept of the Aryan race. Could just be a load of hot air and pure coincidence, but I think it'd be an interesting concept if this were actually the case, as quite a few connections can start to be drawn even further than they have been in the past.