Quote Originally Posted by Balipu View Post
But that's a lie. Solus does not believe that. All the ideals of Garlemald are just propaganda for the masses. In truth everything he did was to make matters worse. Sure, Varis is totally on board with the true beliefs and if we take down Solus and he finally becomes Emperor for real he could create a Garlemald that actually follows those ideas, but that is not the case at present.
It isn't really a lie, though. Varis appears to bear a desire to put the reigns of history into the hands of mankind. His main concern appears to be ensuring that his people have a place in the world - and after all they've suffered, it's completely understandable. Their ancestors did, after all, find themselves forced out of fertile territory and into a wasteland. The only thing that stopped them from being wiped out was the presence of ceruleum - which for a time was simply used as a source of heat and fuel until Solus entered the picture. At which point they started striking back at the 'savages'.

Given that Varis is described as a master strategist in the lore book it is very likely that he will work at improving not only his own position but that of his people. The Ascians will likely seek to oppose him, or even to overthrow him - but with aid, he could easily be the one to usher in reform himself. Especially if he ends up teaming up with Gaius, Alphinaud and the Warrior of Light.