What are the internal issues of Gridania?

[Fenral]

My understanding is that Gridania's relationship with the elementals is, and always will be, hanging by a thread, and Kan-E and her siblings are pretty much all that stands between them and annihilation. Unfortunately, the elementals are a little too invisible to make for good drama, the Sylphs and Ixal are both toothless as Beast Tribes go, and none of the poacher bands have come anywhere close to the damage one good (bad) pirate crew can cause in Limsa.

I suppose the border with Garlean-occupied Ala Mihgo will become important once the 3.X storyline kicks in, but for now Gridania and the Black Shroud are at the back of the line for story focus.

[Felis]

My understanding is that Gridania's relationship with the elementals is, and always will be, hanging by a thread, and Kan-E and her siblings are pretty much all that stands between them and annihilation. Unfortunately, the elementals are a little too invisible to make for good drama, the Sylphs and Ixal are both toothless as Beast Tribes go, and none of the poacher bands have come anywhere close to the damage one good (bad) pirate crew can cause in Limsa.

Yes, the presence of the elementals in the 2.x story is weak. It was stronger during the 1.x story. In 2.0 they only showed up during one CNJ quest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...1dr8EYsg#t=234

I hope they get a stronger presence in 3.x again, like they had during 1.x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...E1gnNEwoA#t=84
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XxTiZjD5Cs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7T8_Rvjfm4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...v0hk400#t=1852

[myahele]

Yes, the presence of the elementals in the 2.x story is weak. It was stronger during the 1.x story. In 2.0 they only showed up during one CNJ quest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...1dr8EYsg#t=234

I hope they get a stronger presence in 3.x again, like they had during 1.x

I don't have a picture, but it's in the lore section. But in the lv 25(?) CNJ quest there would be an elemental in the background that will help you beat the quest monsters after a certain length as passed.

But yeah....I hope the 3.0 WHM wont be about elementals wanting to destroy Gridania. In 1.0 that planned on doing that, in 2.0 they planned on doing it again. I hope it wont be the same in Heavensward