Quote Originally Posted by True-to-Caesar View Post
Let’s be fair, half of them are lala’s puppets with their deep pocket.
I still like Ul’dah though. Too bad the housing wards don’t have a nice beach or oasis, Limsa Lominsa’s wards are way more interesting in that regard.
The only Hyur listed that was their puppet was
Laurentius and it could be argued he was more Ilberd's tool than Lolorito's since he was still serving Ilberd at Baelsar's Wall. Ilberd made it clear he was using Lolorito as much as Lolorito was using him. He was out to further his goal of liberating Ala Mhigo at any cost and Lolorito's money was helpful.
The other Hyurs listed were not connected to the Monetarists.

There are plenty of "malicious creatures" within the lore among all the original races (I'm sure SE will get around to picking on Au Ra, Viera and Hrothgar more in time).

Definitely agree about Goblet's problem. I know some players don't like the color palette but I like the mostly neutral tones with the occasional splash of vibrant color. The problem is the layout. A house is either staring at Brimming Heart (which is boring in design), a wall or empty air because of the deep wide canyons surround it. Placing it in an open desert with desert fauna (which can be quite beautiful) to look at would have been a major improvement. It's like they designed Lavender Beds and Mists, then ran out of time so took major shortcuts with Goblet.