Why isn't the Temple Knights of Ishgard a Grand Company by now?

I wouldn't be opposed to an Ishgardian housing district being added to the game at some point. With that said, I would want it to come with some negative consequences. It wouldn't feel right for Aymeric and the rest of the Ishgardian leadership to be given a free pass if they were to open up an exclusive district for adventurers and wealthy foreigners when the people in the Brume are still living in pitiful conditions.

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Originally Posted by Theodric

I wouldn't be opposed to an Ishgardian housing district being added to the game at some point. With that said, I would want it to come with some negative consequences. It wouldn't feel right for Aymeric and the rest of the Ishgardian leadership to be given a free pass if they were to open up an exclusive district for adventurers and wealthy foreigners when the people in the Brume are still living in pitiful conditions.

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Storywise yeah it would create a huge problem especially with the newly established House of Lords+House of Commons system Aymeric came up with.

After thinking about it there is probably nothing that could be done to add housing or a GC to Ishgard without contradicting the current storyline.Which is a bit sad cuz Ishgard is legit my favorite nation om XIV cuz after Heavensward it kinda feels like my in-game Eorzean home(Well beside my room in the FC lounge xD)

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Originally Posted by Iscah

Shirogane also makes more sense because it’s a busy port town that’s open to foreign trade and lots of adventurers. Prettymuch the opposite of Ishgard in the time period of ARR - so you’re not breaking continuity so much by being able to go there at that point in the story.

(Just don’t ask why we can’t warp there at the start of Stormblood and save time on that long sea voyage...)

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Lol the last bit xD(tho that problem only happens if your FC is in Shirogane and then you're like why can't I go to Kugane from there xD)

I am leaning along the lines that they have restructuring to do whenever it comes to Ishgard. I mean they have been somewhat recluse and in/out of the alliance. Their people are still recovering and transitioning from past leadership. I can imagine that *someday* they might be a grand company but in all honesty it may never happen.

For a Grand Company to properly launch in Ishgard, it has to have some justifications per the lore. It should also tie into the new political structure of the city-state and also underline efforts to strengthen the renewed alliance with the dragons.

And restructuring of the Brume could be part of the leves or inspiring the next generation to be temple knights could be another type of GC related set of missions. The ranking and reward systems will likely have to done in a manner that will keep players engaged for the long haul... for instance, make it to Captain level and you get a dragon mount; or higher ranks mean you're a Heavensward and so on and so forth.