I played GW1 when it first came out and all the way including EotN. At first, I hated the Charr. Pre-searing Ascalon was a gorgeous place! Then the searing took place. You watched as thousands of people were cut down. My anger grew, until some of the last missions involving Ascalon. Prince Rurik made me feel a bit different. Im sure he hated them as well, however, during the last Ascalon Mission…Things changed for me. I saw King Adelbern not as a beacon of strength, but a stubborn lord determined to let his people die. Rurik lead hundreds of thousands of refugees over the shiverpeaks. He did it for one reason: He knew Ascalon would not last. We could make the argument, that if he stayed, The whole foefire might have been avoided. . It isnt fair to label Charr as murderous genocide race. We can all agree the Flame Legion are nutjobs living in the past, as well as worshipping terrible things. Unfortunately we do not know much about the Charr dating before Ascalon. All we do know is the following: The Charr held the land we call Ascalon. The humans pushed the Charr out of Ascalon ( whether the Gods told them to or not is fuzzy at best). The Charr retook Ascalon via the Searing.
Fast forward to EotN. People talk of how Charr slaughtered Norn. Yep they did, but if you look into deeper history you find some facts. The Charr knew about the norn before humans did. As a matter of fact, they respected one another. Any norn crossing into Charr Territory would be cut down and vice versa. The norn even let the Charr Legions use the mountain paths to assault Kryta and Orr. One does not simply walk over Dwarf land. If you recall from GW1, the Stone Summit were royalpains. While the Deldrimor dwarfs were kind, I doubt they would let the Charr cross, seeing as the Charr from searing times were definately more ferocious. All of the Charr Legions have subdivisions, boiling down to the basic warband. I have feeling it wasnt a fullscale Charr Legion roaming around in EoTN. It was most likely a few regiments exploring possible expansion land since the Crystal Desert was inhospitable. EoTN changed how I looked at Charr forever. Pyre Fierceshot does indeed hate the Flame Legion. He does approve of the searing. Why? Simply the fact that he believes the land of Ascalon was rightfully Charr. He was taught from birth, it was their land. If you were taught at birth that so and so land is yours. yet someone grabbed it from you….Wouldnt you have some hatred toward them? We could even argue that all the Human Kingdoms during the Flame Legion reign did terrible things. Ascalon has the Foefire, Orr has the Cataclysm, and Kryta has the White Mantle/ Mursaat. Let us not forget how many innocent people the White Mantle murdered for their Unseen Gods. Yes the Mursaat were keeping back the Titans, but that does not justify slaughtered people for soul energy. Regardless of the matters above, the Charr have evolved over time just like the humans. The Charr may have caused the Searing, but it doesnt mean the average foot soldier approved. Many Charr did not like the Flame Legion, but since they wielded so much power via magic / the Titans…The average Charr would most likely suck it up and deal with their orders. It makes sense that they would follow their orders to the letter, even if they disliked them. The Charr present in GW2, do not hate the humans totally. Im sure a few dislike them, or feel like they dont deserve the land near Ebonhawke. However, most Charr do not have disdain for humans. If you hang around the Black Citadel gate facing Diessa Plateau, you will find a conversation between two humans and a Charr Adamant Guard. The humans thank the charr for rescuing them from a bad situation, despite the fact they are humans in Charr land. The guard replies saying it has nothing to do with the treaty, and that everyone follows the same rules in our city regardless of race. That goes to show how some Charr dont care if humans walk into their land via travels or adventures. There is even some humans around the Meatoberfest area sampling the food and beer (not to mention the Norn who always enjoy booze and food!).
In conclusion, the Charr-Human relationship can be described at subjective. Everyone being, human or charr, have their own opinions of who is right. Some do not care, others care fanatically. The treaty is only a symbolic thing. The Charr present do not seem to have a desire to bother with Kryta. They have the Brand / Elder Dragon and Flame Legion to deal with. For the most part, the Flame Legion is slowly being crushed( Cathedral of Flames solidifying that).
