Thread: 3.4 speculation

Originally Posted by VargasVermillion

surrendering isn't what would happen with garlemald, they have no reason to surrender because they have more land and resources, they stop when they can't be bothered trying to take eorzea or until eorzea or someone else goes on the offense against garlemald and succeeds.

Probably. But the context of the question is "What are the remnants of the XIVth doing in their castrums still? Shouldn't they have surrendered or died from starvation or something?" Well... maybe? But the XIVth has "kill on sight" orders from Garlemald proper for going rogue... and they make no effort to make peace with the Eorzeans... so they're kind of stuck.

But, if we got into a war with Garlemald and if we won, the likelihood of Eorzeans executing Garlean survivors and POWs is pretty low. From what we know.

Originally Posted by Theodric

The latest 'sneak peak' at the end of 3.3 seemed to imply that we may be going back to the Shroud next. So hopefully that means we'll see something other than Ishgard or Ul'dah get some time in the spotlight for a change. I'm also hoping that there's lingering tension between the Gridanians and Ala Mhigans to make the build up towards 4.0 - and 4.0 - more exciting, in-depth and interesting. I don't want it to be 'clean' if that makes sense - mostly because my favourite FF titles are the ones that embrace intrigue and grey morality.

As for the avatar...I figured I'd do my best to try and create a Garlean Pureblood in-game. (To few people's surprise, I'm sure. )

The Autumn War was 100 years ago - few people left in Gridania likely still remember it, and what resentment they may have for it is likely tempered by the fact the Ala Mhigans had their home taken from them.

Nice try, but Garlean purebloods are all fair-skinned if not pale and blonde or white-haired! Look at Varis, he's practically a ghost! ... all joking aside, Garlean purebloods do lean towards paler colors; Cid, Varis, Nael, and Solus all have (or had, in Solus' and Nael's cases) white hair, while Nero and Lucia are blonde, they all have fairer skin tones (even excluding Varis' practical chalk-white), and bright eye colors (all blue except for Varis' and possibly Solus' yellow. Maybe Nael too, but I can't recall off the top of my head and I'm not that dedicated).

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Oh, and here's Solus zos Galvus' old bio for you, ya Garlean history junkie:

A blend of Gaius Julius Caesar and VI's Gestahl. Basically.