In need of Garlean Lore

[Foofy]

Either way, their lack of magical aptitude is the Freudian excuse for instead developing magitek technology and half the reason for their zealous crusade against the Primals and the beastmen - it's simply Garlean insecurities and a need to "compensate for lacking something else."

I always took the Garlean's need to conquer as a means to purge the world and rebuild it in their image. A means to ensure that the future of the world is safe; even if there is no one to live upon it but as long as it always had a chance to spark new life.