I was pretty sure I heard/read somewhere that Othard was under Garlean control, I went digging through SE’s lore forums, but all I could really find was this single thread which gave the info down below. I was hoping some of our resident loremasters (::LIGHTS UP THE SOUNSYY SIGNAL!:: ) could help confirm/deny stuff so that I can sort out my Xaela alt's backstory better.
Right now I have it that he fled with the rest of his clan from the Garleans, but if Othard isn't actually under Garlean control, I have to think of something else. :V I'm also super curious how badly Au Ra were treated by NPC Eorzeans because that would be a neat thing to add in for flavour.
Regarding Othard and Garlean Control:
Eorzea Mistreatment of Au Ra:
Right now I have it that he fled with the rest of his clan from the Garleans, but if Othard isn't actually under Garlean control, I have to think of something else. :V I'm also super curious how badly Au Ra were treated by NPC Eorzeans because that would be a neat thing to add in for flavour.
Regarding Othard and Garlean Control:
Quote:“Y'shtola’s teacher in Dravania actually specifically stated that The City State of Sharlyon was abandoned shortly after Garlemald had “Brought all of Othard to heelâ€. So that to me seems to suggest that the entire continent was conquered and all who didn’t bow were outright destroyed.
So yes I’d say all of Othard is under their control. We know they burned the entire nation of Doma to the ground for simply attempting to rebel. So it seem that Othard is under absolute control of the Garlean empire.â€
Quote:Yeah Sidurgu essentially said that the ishgardian knights told him and his parents they got to pick how/which order they die. Until bat- I mean his dark knight master saved him, Sigurgu pretty much said when they fled the empire Ishgard saw dravanians and we all know what ishgard does to anything which they think is related to a dragon.
Eorzea Mistreatment of Au Ra:
Quote:“For the post 50 White Mage quests, you meet a female Xaela Au Ra who’s causing the Twelveswood to be in danger with her experiments because she wants revenge on the people who treated her and her people badly (ridiculed, physically attacked, etc). She doesn’t say why they were attacked other than possibly because of what her people were. I wouldn’t be surprised if her backstory also intertwines with the Au Ra history you learn in the Dark Knight quests. “
Quote:“Once you ping DRK 58 and do the quest, Sidurgu tells you that he came to Ishgard as a boy and his parents were executed in front of him and he was saved by his and Fray’s master at the last moment (leading him down the path of the Dark Knight). Pending further information at 60 (which I’m still a level away from), nothing about how or why they came to Ishgard has been detailed.â€
Quote:“if i recall my friend who was doing the dark knight quest told me that menyQuote:Auri who fled to ishgard were killed on sight, due to there appearance,however the au ra dark knight and WOL may have a special reason for being kept alive (such as your allowance from house fortomp) but to mix that with the gridania white mage listed above, it seems the Au Ra were not welcomed into eorzea as people think, it seems they were slaughtered solely on looks.â€
