(07-02-2016, 12:11 PM)SkyShard Wrote: I realize that Chocobos are not native to Doma. However, with Doma being under the control of the Garlean Empire at the time, along with their contact/conflict with Eorzea, it's sounds plausible that the Empire would have obtained Chocobos either from Eorzean merchants that care more about profit, or those who were taken away by the Empire themselves for commercial/personal use. Or is it not plausible?
Unfortunately highly unlikely. During the time period when Eorzea still actively traded with Garlemald the Holy See of Ishgard did not export their chocobos, even to their allies. Chocobos were so rare outside the Holy See that it was predicted to be 1:1000 chocobos to people ratio. Even after the reformation of the Grand Companies following Eorzea's official declaration of war against the Empire, Ishgard only exported male chocobos to the Grand Companies so that there wasn't the possibility of breeding outside the See.
This has obviously changed since the Calamity, as some Ishgardian breeders have started Gridanian and Ul'dahn breeding programs, but now Garlemald lacks Eorzean trade partners and would have to claim chocobos by force through incursions deep into Alliance territory. That assumes that the peoples outside of Eorzea even want to use chocobos when they have horses already and most Far Easterners claim the chocobo's smell is unbearable.
The Harbor Herald: My Little Chocobo Wrote:Owing to its ideal natural environment, the Holy See of Ishgard has long been Eorzea’s foremost producer of fine chocobos. Decades ago, however, the city-state began imposing harsh restrictions on exports, quoting a dwindling chocobo population. This led to a steep decline in the number of the birds across the continent, which was said to have plunged to as low as one to every fifty-score folk, giving rise to the fear that chocobos would vanish from the face of Eorzea entirely.
More lore on chocobos can be found here!
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(07-02-2016, 12:11 PM)SkyShard Wrote: While Doma is indeed under the control of the Empire, we have no idea what it's like to be a country under their control (yet). I know that The Empire would conscript some from territories that they've taken into military service, however I would think that the common everyday people can still go on with their day to day lives. Possibly even trade within the Empire. Of course, maybe that's too optimistic of an outlook.
We do have lore that says when Garlemald takes over a territory, they only replace the governing head with a "chancellor" of their own, but that the day to day for that nation remains the same. Only nations who resist the Empire receive harsh treatments, like the Ala Mhigans. Though, according to Yugiri the Garleans treated the Domans harshly, which suggests that the city-state may have put up sufficient resistance to Garlemald during the initial invasion 25-30 years ago.
Fernehalwes Wrote:They basically go and take over a bunch of countries, but they don't destroy the nations when they go and take them over. They kill the leaders and then let the nations remain as they are, because they realize that's a better way to have them remain loyal to the Garleans and not have an uprising.
Yugiri Wrote:For many years, my nation, Doma, suffered under the yoke of imperial rule, and my people yearned to be free. Thus, when a war of succession broke out in Garlemald, we sought to take advantage of the chaos and reclaim our liberty. Alas, our enemy proved less preoccupied than we had hoped, and our rebellion was put down in the most brutal fashion.
More lore on Garlemald and the practices of the Garlean Empire can be found here!
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(07-02-2016, 12:11 PM)SkyShard Wrote: Another point of contention would probably be the Doman conflict itself. All I (really) know of the conflict is that people rose up and rebelled after being empowered by the fact that Eorzea was able to resist the Empire for so long. They ended up losing because some Shinobi double crossed their own people in order to spare their villages. Doma burned for it and thus, Eorzea saw a massive flock of Domans and Au Ra taking refuge within. Is this more or less right or am I forgetting something?
Jana already answered this, but Doma's rebellion was specifically timed following the death of the First Emperor of Garlemald, Solus zos Galvus. They hoped that in the ensuing chaos of the war of succession, Garlemald's forces would be distracted. They were not, as evidenced in Yugiri's quote above.
More lore on Doma can be found here!
Hope this helps! ^^
