(03-29-2017, 08:15 AM)Sounsyy Wrote:(03-29-2017, 12:02 AM)Solenne Wrote: Do we actually know that Hingashi is under Garlean control? I know we see soldiers in Kugane in the trailer that appear to be Garlean, but that's a city that is apparently open for trade with other nations, including, perhaps, Garlemald.
Know beyond any shred of doubt? No, but everything that we've been told of the Empire's conquest is that the Far East is completely under their control. What I think we're going to see with the Hingashi city of Kugane is what a nation who willingly submitted to Garlean rule looks like versus those who did not (Ala Mhigo, Doma).
Hmm. I suppose that does make sense. If it's true, it sounds like Hingashi enjoys a large measure of autonomy, since they are referred to as "a nation with a strict isolationist policy." Still, that could be consistent with Garlean rule if Garlemald was willing to keep a very light hand on the reins. And given what we know about Hingashi - that it's a mountainous island nation with a long history of conflict within its borders - to the point that both shinobi and samurai combat techniques seem to have originated there - I can imagine Garleans moving in and taking the islands by force, only to fight a guerrilla war with stubborn warlords hiding out in the mountains for decades thereafter. It would definitely be easier to strike a generous deal. And if you consider also that Kugane appears to be the major trading hub in the Far East, Garlemald might have economic reasons for not wanting to cause upheaval or unrest within Hingashi.
I don't know why I'm so fascinated with this little archipelago that we know almost nothing about, but the scraps of information we do know have really captured my imagination.
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