Quote Originally Posted by Theodric View Post
Isn't a lot of the lore for the more extreme stuff tucked away in 1.0, though? I wouldn't be terribly surprised if it's toned down/ignored. There's a few subtle references to be found here and there in 2.0 and beyond but 2.0/3.0 as a whole is a lot less 'gritty' than 1.0 was. After all, Gridania was a far nastier place back in 1.0. In 2.0 and beyond, however, it has been toned down considerably.
The NPCs at the Waking Sands will obliquely discuss how Arenvald is half-Garlean and the product of the mass rapes that happened after Ala Mhigo fell, so yeah, not really toned down that much.