Quote Originally Posted by Elmeron View Post
That is where they are residing in since they aren't even allowed in Gridania or Limsa Lominsa (you learn this by talking to NPCs in both of those cities).
This only happened after the whole event. Before it even started, you could find quite a number of crystal brave NPCs around the other city-states.

Quote Originally Posted by Elmeron View Post
You also cannot explain away the utter abandonment of Raubahn by both Kan-E-Senna and Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn, just by saying "politics."
They've just been told that the Sultana is dead. From that point on, the Syndicate is the one that calls the shots - not Raubahn. If you payed attention to the cutscene, Merlwyb looked as if she was eager to help, but is unable to which is signified by her cursing after being told to leave. They made a good choice. Otherwise they'll only be adding fuel to the fire.