"Integration has been resisted on both ends, though you're not entirely wrong. There are numerous problems that stem from being isolated, namely that the services other city folk take for granted a often absent in an alienage. If there is unrest, it's easy for the guards -who answer to the human nobles and no one else- to seal an alienage away rather than resolve the actual problems within."

Inessa's lips form a thin line for a moment, shaking her head. "Halamshiral, for all that it is elven-dominated, is not immune to troubles. The elven populace rebelled against mistreatment a few years ago, only for Empress Celene to put much of the city to the torch. Safety in numbers can only go so far against her chevaliers. The only sign of progress is that Briala, the 'elven ambassador' in Orlais has been elevated to the title of Marquise of the Dales, following the civil war. It is the first time an elf has held a title since the fall of the Dales; hopefully it will be more than just window-dressing."