Ul'dah or Limsa Lominsa - most dangerous city state?

[Lucke]

How come we aren't victimized or attacked in LL or UD. As far as I know, you have no allegiance to a ship captain in LL, so attacking you for funsies won't antagonize your crew because....well, you don't have one. In UD's story, it seems like you're more on the Royalist side than the Monetarist side. So that might make you a target for the Syndicate. Especially later when they see how powerful you are. Being a powerful ally to the SUltana make throw a wrench in any revolutionary plans the Syndicate may or may not be planning.

I'd like to think that it's our affinity towards the Grand Companies that protects us. I'm a Lieutenant in the Flames, attacking me would prolly antagonize the Flames to attack the Syndicate (or whoever ordered the hit). Same with the other GCs visiting UD. If someone bad targets you and you are in the Maelstrom/Adders, they risk going to war with them as per the Eorzean Alliance rule thingy. So basically, I guess our affiliation with a GC protects us in LL or UD (without it, I think we'd be targeted because we are "too powerful")

Then what about Grid? The elementals don't care if they antagonize the Flames or Maelstrom. You can't really attack the elementals short of deforesting the Shroud. If the gangs wanna attack you or whatever shady elements Grid has, again, they run the risk of antagonizing the GC you are in.

So, I think our saving grace is the Grand Companies. We aren't targetted because the attacker fears retaliation from the GC.

[gornotck]

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It's more our affinity for killing everyone who crosses our path when it comes to the Syndicate.
For Limsa Lominsa, I'd guess it's the fact that we're adventurers. We'll do anything that's asked of us. Technically, we have to, as adventurers. So there's little to be gained, for them, in making enemies of us.
Gridania's "shady elements" are along the lines of the Coeurlclaws, and the Redbellies. They don't care if you're in a GC.
I can't even really think of any real involvement with the Grand Companies that would explain, ultimately, any idea that they would prevent or retaliate against attackers of 'mere adventurers'.