City
Cities are special safe zones in which you don't find hostile creatures, FATEs, and other combat-oriented activity. You can teleport throughout a city using the Aethernet - an interconnected system of smaller attuning crystals. Cities are occasionally decorated for special events such as Valentione's Day and Starlight Celebration.
Main Cities
The character starts at Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, or Ul'dah and develops their classes and jobs, as well as unlocking various systems, by traveling to each of the cities. The main scenario quest will take players to all of the cities at different steps, and usually requires revisiting the main cities every so often. Large portion of every character's story plays in the capital cities.
With A Realm Reborn, players could travel to Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks, Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks, New Gridania, Old Gridania, Ul'dah - Steps of Thal and Ul'dah - Steps of Nald.
With Heavensward, players could travel to Foundation and The Pillars.
With Stormblood, players could travel to Kugane.
With Shadowbringers, players could travel to The Crystarium and Eulmore.
Special areas
There are a few other special zones. They work similarly to cities, but they serve as the staging points for specific game modes or activities.
- The Wolves' Den - The lobby for PvP.
- Mist, The Goblet and Lavender Beds - for player/FC housing
