(08-18-2015, 03:06 PM) I'nhalki Wrote: I wish I had taken a photo of the dialogue, but I remember during the 2.~ quest when you transport the Domans to Ul'dah via the chocobo caravan there was a lot of lore describing how an aetheryte wasn't built in Vesper Bay for a specific reason... something about the syndicate controlling trade? It's fuzzy to me in my memory.
I wish I could recall the exact text myself, but it comes down to: Syndicate Monetarists were in charge of restoring Aetherytes after the Calamity. They didn't want Vesper Bay to prosper, so they didn't give it one. And with the Scions declaring complete neutrality they were even less inclined to give Vesper Bay an Aetheryte unless the Scions gave them favors in return. Hence their move to Revenant's Toll.
It's also stated by the Aetheryte guides in the opening quests that the Syndicate is why Teleport costs Gil to use: it's paying off the "loan" the cities/towns had to take out to get the Aetherytes installed.
It's those two reasons combined that my characters ICly don't use teleportation too often outside of Aethernets in cities. Between personal budgeting and a distaste for the Monetarists, he's fine walking or taking a Chocobo.
