Refugees (Spoilers)

[SentioftheHoukai]

Proximity is just one part of where refugees end up.

Ala Mhigo has a complicated history with Gridania and for more than one reason aren’t completely welcome there. There is a small number of refugees in Gridania, but per the carpenter quests, they’re not well liked by the Gridanians, who generally don’t like outsiders to begin with. Any immigrant also needs to be accepted by the elementals and then for the rest of their life in the forest, follow the rules or risk the greenwrath.

Limsa Lominsa and Ul’dah both have plenty of work available, but Ul’dah is closer to everyone and has more of a reputation as being a place where “anyone can get rich”. Ul’dah also already has a population of Ala Mhigan refugees and immigrants are more likely to gather where others from their same culture are. An Ala Mhigan would have a much better network of support in Ul’dah than in Limsa Lominsa.

The appeal of Limsa Lominsa is that by its nature it’s a place you go to if you want to hide, which is why some NPCs end up there.

I mean.... Ul'dah also does a pretty good job of showing us that while it may very well be a city-state where anyone can work the Bloodsands and end up filthy rich and win a seat on the Syndicate, it's uh..... also not that bloody simple. No, the real winner here is Gosetsu. That man sailed the whole flippin' sea for SOMEONE ELSE. He's the true hero of the plot, a legend to be told across the ages. Who is even IS this WoL putz?

In all seriousness, there isn't really any one ideal choice for refugees to settle in Eorzea. That's actually a rather realistic showing of the utter crudmuffins actual irl refugees go through, and I appreciate that. The effort they put in is commendable. None of the options are particularly, uh. Appealing.