(07-07-2015, 06:39 AM)Clover Wrote: Um, I'm really confused about this matter. What does being under Garlean control entail?
Other than being considered an Imperial Territory, it doesn't seem to necessarily entail much. What Garlemald does is conquer an area, form, if possible, a peaceful treaty with its conquered people, and like the Roman Empire, assimilates them into their society. Worship of pagan deities or "Eikons" is outlawed, but other than that, Garlemald doesn't seem to care or have the manpower to do much else. In one of the MSQ, I believe it was even expressed that in some cases Garlemald will leave conquered nation's governments intact and allow them to continue to run things. Hence why Doma's council existed up until the city-state got razed.
This also explains how, despite the Far East being under Imperial rule for the last 30-40 years, why Eorzean city-states like Ul'dah and Limsa still have open trade lines with these places and why Far Eastern merchants such as the Uma Bugyo and Yamimi Farwalker and a plethora of other examples were able to freely come and go to Eorzean soil. Things in Othard are likely "business as usual" except there's Garlean soldiers on every street corner instead of Doman city-guards or whatever. So long as no one outwardly resists, Garlemald won't put its foot down.
The issue of Gaius van Baelsar becoming the ruler of Ala Mhigo is likely only due to the fact that prior to Garlean occupation, Ala Mhigo had rioted against their king, forced him to kill himself, and then were a nation divided by the left-over pieces of the King of Ruin's... ruin. The Garlean rule was a stabilizing force for the city-state, even though, under Gaius and Nael van Darnus's rule the city-state became a hellhole to live in, being the frontlines in the Eorzea occupation.
