(07-07-2015, 01:29 PM)allgivenover Wrote:(07-07-2015, 01:21 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: The atrocities come /after/ the rebellion. Most Garlean provinces are probably perfectly happy to chill and br part of the Empire.
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However that implies people were free before the Garleans invaded (we have no idea) they certainly were not before the Romana attacked.
We have no idea if/when any atrocities came at all and we certainly have no idea if peoples conquered by Garleans are happy about it. What actually happened with Roman history again does mean the same things happened with Garleans.
My point is if things were so great under Garlean rule, then why a risky rebellion after a generation of peace?
Prosperity trumps pride, so something must have been going on.
The Xaela fled the Garleans west from Othard for a reason too.
Like Kage said, sometimes people just want to do their own shit.
As a case close to my home, you can look at the American Revolution.
In 1770 the American Colonies were one of the most prosperous places on earth. People were wealthier, happier, healthier, and freer than those in mainland Britain. Despite taxes, a pound of tea in Boston was cheaper than a pound of tea in London, and mainlanders paid for more taxes besides.
Yet the Colonies rebelled, and England didn't. Why?
Well... because they thought they could get away with it, and while what they had was pretty good (among the best on earth at the time), they wanted to do things their own way.
Obviously Garlemald is a harsh mistress, but I wouldn't paint them as a mindless evil empire. They wield mercy and savagery both with equal ease, all in their mission to protect the world from the existential threat of the primals. The world is slowly being destroyed, or so we're led to believe...
What are a few dead beastmen tribes in comparison to that?
You could replace Eikon's with 'Facism', look at the destruction we wrought in the 1940s to stamp out that particular ideological taint. Give the Empire a little sympathy, who knows, they might actually be the good guys.
