Who else is excited for Radz-at-Han?

[Yencat]

Very excited to go there!

[ItMe]

We've gotten teasing glimpses for years now of this mystical and mysterious place that seems to be a merchant's dream.

Nah man, they added Ul Dah years ago.

Seriously though, I am quite pumped!
It looks so dangerous and exotic~

[Steviejd]

A positive thread, here?

Being serious, yeah I'm excited for it. It looks better than I imagined it to look.

[WhiteArchmage]

I'm loving Radz-at-Han, I've wanted to go to Thavnair for a while with its Middle Eastern (although particularly Indian) aesthetic, alchemy, Dancers...

I'm pleasantly surprised.

[Packetdancer]

We've gotten teasing glimpses for years now of this mystical and mysterious place that seems to be a merchant's dream. It's been the number one place I'd hoped we would go. Now we are and the teasers we got look great. Anyone else eager to see what we find there?

*stands up in audience, chanting* LORE! LORE! LORE! LORE! LORE!

(More lore please.)

[SohkyonAyhan]

VERY excited about it!! It's colorful and the funky design of the city is so appealing to me~ Also loooooore!!!

[Ordoric]

I was expecting more of a middle eastern vibe than a mezo american.

[Iscah]

First up, let's repost the picture of the city.

From the map presented in Stormblood, it was in the middle of the island of Thavnair, so this fit my expectations perfectly. Also it seems awesome.

The world map icons seem artistic rather than practical - the cities almost certainly aren't to scale, so I wouldn't have taken it as an indicator of location beyond "somewhere roughly around here (give or take a few thousand malms)".

Following the tradition of Limsa Lominsa, Ishgard, and Eulmore.

It doesn't have the same feel to me. All of those are generally building upwards from the rock base; Radz-at-Han seems to be building outwards instead. It looks odd and stubby, not to mention precarious. It looks like whole sections of buildings could break off and plummet to the ground.

Sea port? I assumed it was in a dry land similar to Ul’dah and Ala Migho.

It is (or at least I had the impression that it is) the major international trading hub for an island nation, and would have been established before air travel was common or even possible. It seems like it would logically have to be situated at a place where ships can access - either on the coast or along a river.

The fortress-like position on top of the mountain seems highly impractical for bringing goods in and out. You have to deliberately go there, rather than it being a convenient place to trade and do business, and there aren't even visible docks or roads around it. It looks like it's out in the wilderness.

I did also imagine it being more of a desert region, but that just makes it more likely that settlements will form in places where there is access to water.

I also think people have talked about taking a ship to or from Radz-at-Han rather than generally to Thavnair, but I don't have the quotes to see exactly what was said.

[Payadopa]

Honestly, I think it looks fantastic. Love the popping colours. Been wondering about the embassy in Kugane for the longest time.

[Hunky]

I'm extremely excited for Radz-at-Han! I'm a bit bummed out that it's the "smaller" of the two towns, but I hope we'll get to visit the surrounding region of Thavnair as well. The city itself looks gorgeous and I can't wait to visit. Hopefully this means we'll be seeing more Thavnairian-themed armor and housing items.