We should ally with the Garleans

[Kikoten]

Empires are cool and most ancient empires were actually more of a good thing at most times back then

Also aree you referring to tolkien sauron or jackson sauron because the former wasn't actually muh evil gotta rule age of muh orcs

A distinct love of overly ornate and all covering armour?

Tolkien Sauron. Like Sauron, the Garleans want absolute order, to rule over E V E R Y B O D Y. Plus, as far as empires go, the Garleans aren't the cool kind.

So what if they are an empire? The whole "empires are bad" thing is really only a modern viewpoint. Very few native citizens of the British Empire during it's greatest extent in the 19th century thought they were doing the wrong thing or were "evil".

I guess that all depends on what lengths empires go to to gain their supreme rule over so many nations. My guess is most of them say, "Join us or die." Hence, Garleans.