Quote Originally Posted by FrightfulNight View Post
As mentioned before Yoshi P. said he likes to plan two expansions ahead. 2.X gave us the first mention of Doma, and in 4.0 we went there, 3.X gave us mention of the first and 5.X we went there, 4.X gave us hints at events going on in Islabard, Not the underground. Plus they already have zones built in Islabard which I know some people have said that gives us more reasons not to go there since we have seen to much of it, but for me that gives me more desire to go there and more justification because of its importance in the story. We have seen areas built ahead of expansions 2.x showed us scenes in Isghard and we went there in 3.0, and 3.X showed us scenes in Ala Mhigo and again we went there in 4.0.
To be fair, there has been talk of Sharlayan since 2.0. And we have no idea what it looks like (ironically all the Scions know) and it is surrounded in such mystery. Furthermore, Alphinaud wrote the equivalent of a dissertation on why Sharlayan should help the rest of the world. I'd say with the towers, lunar bahamut, a pending war action from Zenos and Fandaniel, and the threat of resummoning Zodiark might be enough to want bring one of the more powerful nations in the world to our side. But hey, I could be wrong.