(10-06-2016, 08:34 AM)Yian Kutku Wrote: In any case, now I have three characters on the same server, of whom I will probably play only one. I did take the opportunity to watch the different intros to the three starter cities, which says a lot about their respective personalities. Limsa Lominsa and Gridania don't seem too bad, apart from the outside forces like pirates and beastmen, but Ul'dah introduces itself by having the guards attempt to mug you.
Also, there will always be a garrulous old trader fellow who has a name starting with "Br", and two young(?) Elezen who don't talk at all.
All of the three city states have their problems and dark sides even if they are not always obvious.
Limsa Lominsa is run by a bunch of reformed (well, mostly-reformed) pirates who are trying to figure out how to run a state and half of their problems with beastmen are self-created.
Welcoming to strangers, but once there you are very much on your own.
Gridania is largely, even if seldom stated outright, run according to the principle of "Do NOT anger the Elementals", and the Elementals in question and their rules have very little empathy or sympathy for humans. There is also quite a bit of covert (and not-so-covert) racism in Gridania against Duskwights and Keepers, and against beastmen of course.
Highly insular place and wary of strangers and outsiders.
Ul'dah is quite literally run according to the Golden Rule: He who has the Gold makes the Rules.
Nice place if you are rich and powerful. Not so nice if you are poor.
Loves visitors - as long as they have money to spend.
All the cities all have their good sides and people too of course.
You will see all the three traders (I think they are brothers) later on, but they are not very important.
The two young elezen will be important later in the story and you will see a lot of at least one of them.
