Quote Originally Posted by Frederick22 View Post
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Pretty sure it was rather recent actually. Pretty sure that's the whole deal with the Auri girl in the WHM story line was revenge about that iirc, which makes it seem like it was a pretty fresh wound..

I dunno, I can't help but feel like the writing with regards to Ishgard puts them way to much into a positive light. Carelessly supporting the slaughter of heretics, "heretics", and dragons? Well they've been fed dogma for a thousand years what do you expect! Seemingly fine with Aymeric stomping around and overthrowing their religion? Well the lower class was treated badly anyways, apparently they're a-okay with it, same thing with the houses too. Why aren't Ishgardians incredibly dogmatic and showing resistance to their entire religious system being flipped on its head ( like with conservative Ishgardian factions, maybe a civil war that lasts longer than 30 minutes, people in the streets trying to convince others that Aymeric was brainwashed by the dragons and trying to lead people astray or something). Alternatively if that's not the case completely, that means Ishgardians supported killed people because it was just easier than actually trying to prove that person's innocence or maybe let that instance of "heresy" slide beneath the table because they're not actively harming anyone. Like.. We know Ishgardians are able to separate themselves from their dogmatic lifestyles too, the Heretics seemed to be fairly reasonable sans a few instances like the whole plot in Central Coerthas (Any other time they've attacked us I think it'd because we were stepping in their turf iirc).

I really hope we see more instances of us being put in opposition to Ishgard, either to any new conservative faction or making them work to pay off the whole "Killing heretics, "heretics", and dragons indiscriminately" deal.