This seems like a big oversight on SE's part and an unjust situation for players in the my situation. Something this huge should have been treated differently than just a pop up on the character customization screen (maybe with a check mark or something).

It's not like rolling a new character where I can simply delete/recreate it. I'm stuck with a city and a story line I don't really care for in an RPG game .

I really hope SE would consider adding as an option when releasing "phial of Fantasia" item where players can choose to continue with their current city and story progress or choose a different city and start the story afresh.