Quote Originally Posted by Kozh View Post
First, I never said that I want them to have the same level of control as before, in fact I said that the provinces are free to have their condition for joining the Empire.
And, as I stated above the part you quoted, "Empires are built on the backs of conquered nations." You are describing, instead, a loosely based confederation of states that just happens to agree that their previous Masters should still be in charge.

A lot of non-Garlean conscripts died in wars of conquest during the Garlean Empire's reign. A lot of non-Garlean citizens suffered for decades after their territory was conquered. We know how the Empire treated non-Garlean citizens. I doubt that those now-freed citizens would agree to the yoke once more simply because you think the New-and-Improved Empire would be benevolent.

Second, why would you want things to happen off-screen? I certainly hate how ala mhigo development was off-screen, I don't want that to happen to Garlemald too.
You quoted part of a thought. My full thought was "I can see no 'logical story' coming out of such a situtation -- only doom, disaster and despair for Garlemald and its peoples.

It is no longer the story of the Warrior of Light at that point. It will be hidden off screen, as was Ala Mhigo for the most part."