Waking Sands - Explain to me please (Spoilers)

[CGMidlander]

I think the cannon reason is because Urianger has shielded it with magics in the aftermath.

Yeah there was something about glamour magic to make the place look like an abandoned warehouse.

[Aryalandi]

As said the waking sands has had magic cast on it since the attack, anyone who enters into the building who isn't supposed to be there (unless they can see through the deception i would guess) will just see an abandoned building, even if a scion was fallowed in the person fallowing them would likely find no one inside.

I don't remember exactly who explains that but it is in-game. But even then in terms of story the scions don't stay there longer than it takes to get a new HQ and start working on getting rid of the garleans. Not to mention that the base holding the scions got something of a reckoning when you broke your fellows out of it, you can pretty much stamp "caution is advised" on future dealings between the scions and garleans.

[Chewy2nd]

All the Castrums in old Eorzea are still only filled with the XIVth leigon, we made sure they werent able to linkpearl to Castrum Oriens (which I assume is the gateway to Ala Mhigo)

[Caidyn]

I'm very happy with Minfillia's role in Patch 3.0. I think it's her best performance yet.

All of my likes. All of them.

[Frederick22]

All the Castrums in old Eorzea are still only filled with the XIVth leigon, we made sure they werent able to linkpearl to Castrum Oriens (which I assume is the gateway to Ala Mhigo)

I agreed, I'm total sure we will have a dungeon there and only by clear it we will acces to the possible 4.0 areas maybe?

[Theodric]

I agreed, I'm total sure we will have a dungeon there and only by clear it we will acces to the possible 4.0 areas maybe?

I hope not. I want the Garleans to be more than just fodder to be killed. They're such an incredibly interesting race with rich lore.

[Enkidoh]

Yeah there was something about glamour magic to make the place look like an abandoned warehouse.

As said the waking sands has had magic cast on it since the attack, anyone who enters into the building who isn't supposed to be there (unless they can see through the deception i would guess) will just see an abandoned building, even if a scion was fallowed in the person fallowing them would likely find no one inside.

I don't remember exactly who explains that but it is in-game. But even then in terms of story the scions don't stay there longer than it takes to get a new HQ and start working on getting rid of the garleans. Not to mention that the base holding the scions got something of a reckoning when you broke your fellows out of it, you can pretty much stamp "caution is advised" on future dealings between the scions and garleans.

Tataru was the one who stated this, specifically, it was at the very end of the 2.55 story at Camp Dragonhead in the aftermath of the fateful banquet when the player and Alphinaud reunite with Tataru and Yugiri inside the Intercessory:

Tataru: "Anyway, after Yugiri found me, we travelled to Vesper Bay and met up with Urianger. When we told him what had happened, he used his magics to weave a glamour around the Waking Sands. From the outside, our old headquarters now looks like an abandoned storehouse!"
Tataru: "The transformation didn't take long either. Apparently, Urianger started making preparations after the Imperial attack, just in case the Empire ever chose to pay us another visit. Good thinking eh?"

[Frederick22]

I hope not. I want the Garleans to be more than just fodder to be killed. They're such an incredibly interesting race with rich lore.

what I said has no relation at all with your answer.
We dont know nothing about the garlean society, maybe they arent all bad. Maybe their own ppl is controled by a dictatorship, like most empires do.
There nothing we know deep about garleans, maybe we will have more lore of them, more culture, maybe they will be a new race.

Going back to what I said at the begining, there are big chanses that this could be a dungeon to unlock the possible 4.0 areas ( if 4.0 turns out to be ala mhigo ). Since that castrum is a wall that doesnt not let us go to those areas, also is exacly like steps of faith. Steps of faith was our trial to get acces to Ishgard.

[Lauront]

I hope not. I want the Garleans to be more than just fodder to be killed. They're such an incredibly interesting race with rich lore.

Indeed. I am no fan of Ala Mhigo myself. Would much rather see more of Garlemald.

[PArcher]

I hope not. I want the Garleans to be more than just fodder to be killed. They're such an incredibly interesting race with rich lore.

What lore again? Right now they're basically Roman-based Allagan copycats who can't use magic, have a sever hatred of religion and want to conquer the world.