Quote Originally Posted by MiraKershaw View Post
Mainly because elementals of the shroud, ul'dah trying to take on a navy based nation like limsa and vice versa, all possible conflicts seem to negated by how the nations themselves are set up.
I still think that how the nations are set up would also be the reason there is potential for war between them. If the Elementals were known for being pacifists, we wouldn't have Mhach attempt play Noah's Ark. Ul'dah could easy buy out the more corrupt people of La Noscea (who bear in mind, ARE pirates) and distribute the Trader's Spurn to further turn their opponents into allies (That's how they dealt with Sil'dih). Limsa Lominsa? again, pirates and likely with some people wanting to go back to the days of yore were piracy was king.

The potential for war is there, with the only fetters being a desire to not be annexed but a foreign power (Garlemald), or stripped of their free will and turned into a more blatant and dangerous theorcratic version of themselves serving a God-Emporer, as well as the realpolitik that became the result of the GC formations and alliance (And even then, that already puts them odds with the Syndicate). The Final fetter on whatever desire for war is there is the prominence of a certain NGO to aid them in repelling Garlemald and the Primals so that they can retain their freedom/free will.