(03-05-2013, 12:06 AM)Ellie Wrote: It seems a little weird that Limsa Lominsa and Ul'dah would have a bad relationship, especially for Ul'dah, considering that Limsa is such a large port city and Ul'dah is the center of trade. Seems like it'd be horrible business for one to not want anything to do with another, which might matter to Ul'dah more than it would to Limsa.
Was there something in the lore that I'm missing, Gospel?
The Grand Company quests in 1.0 give rise to the ongoing feud between the two city-states. Limsa, while a naval power, seeks to become a military power on the mainland of Aldernard, going so far as to push on Vesper Bay and conduct pirate raids on the coast to disrupt Ul'dah's trade. The threat of the Garleans is really the only thing holding Limsa from just storming Thanalan and plundering Ul'dah.
You also have to realize that outside of the Grand Companies and their leaders, the three nations hold a very loose bond, and many of their ties are connected more to economic stability such as the relationship between Gridania and Ul'dah, where the former is in debt to the latter.
Gospel can go into more detail than I can, but that's really the gist of it.
