(03-02-2017, 03:49 AM)Yunas13 Wrote: (please correct me on the Garlean lore as I'm hoping that I've got the lore right for this)
I would be grateful for any guidance on the garleans/Yugiri's passage time frame.
I'm just gonna focus on this bit since other people are commenting on the rest. By the current time, the Far Eastern continent of Othard has been under Garlean control for over twenty-five years. When Doma fell, Othard's remaining resistances fell quickly or relinquished rule over to the Empire. Here's a basic timeline for major events in the Far East:
Sounsyy Wrote:1528 (49 y/a) - The Garlean Empire begins its invasion into Othard, attacking Rabanastre and Bozja.
c.1530 - The Othardian nations summon an unknown primal to stall the Garlean advance.
1552 (25 y/a) - The Garleans seize Doma, crushing the last resisting nation in the Far East.
1553 (24 y/a) - With the remaining lands of Othard quickly being annexed, Garlemald turns its attention towards Eorzea and begins attacking Ala Mhigo.
1557 (20 y/a) - Ala Mhigo finally falls after Garlean infiltrators incite civil war in the city-state.
1562 (15 y/a) - After amassing their forces in Ala Mhigo, Garlemald pushes south into Eorzea, seeking to lay claim to Silvertear Lake in Mor Dhona, but are thwarted by Midgardsormr and the Dravanians he calls to war. This singular event, later known as the Battle of Silvertear Skies, is the catalyst for almost every major world event to follow.
1562 cont. - In the massive explosion of aether from Silvertear, the first primals are summoned from the fears of the Beast tribes. From then on, the tribes learn to summon these primals repeatedly against their enemies.
1562 cont. - Garlemald, utterly crushed, retreats to Ala Mhigo and begins construction on Baelsar's Wall to keep the beast tribes and their "eikons" at bay.
1562 cont. - Seeking a method to defeat Eorzea's primals, the Emperor gives the okay for the Midas nan Garlond's and Nael van Darnus's "Meteor Project," seeking to use the power of Dalamud as a weapon against Eorzea. Their first test site is Bozja, the largest commercial hub in Othard.
1562 cont. - Dalamud awakens and a beam of energy evaporates the entire city of Bozja, desolating the entire region. Garlemald attempts to coverup this "Bozja Incident" but it is impossible. Fear spreads throughout Othard. Nael van Darnus takes her failure out on the Othardians, worsening conditions there. The first whispers of resistance begin.
1572 (5 y/a) - Nael van Darnus and her VIIth Legion leave the Far East and occupy Ala Mhigo, driving the slaves there to redouble their military efforts. The VIIth and XIVth Legions harry the city-states, cutting off trade routes in and out of Eorzea and shooting down airships over Eorzean skies. Trade between the Far East and Eorzea begins to dwindle.
1572 cont. - The second incarnation of the Meteor Project comes to fruition in the recently Garlean occupied Mor Dhona. Dalamud descends upon Eorzea. The XIVth Legion retreats to Ala Mhigo to crush Ala Mhigan resistance there. The VIIth Legion entrenches itself in Mor Dhona, sending out cohorts to attack the city-states.
1572 cont. - The Calamity and the start of the 7th Umbral Era. The calendar Year resets to Year 1. For the next 5 years, the XIVth Legion pushes into Eorzea, creating castrums to prepare for another round of invasion. However, all further aggression halts as Garlean Emperor Solus zos Galvus's health sharply declines.
0005 7th Umbral Era (~1 y/a) - Operation Archon. The Eorzean Alliance pushes back in a unified assault on all Garlean castrums, rooting any planned Imperial advance. Gaius van Baelsar, legatus of the XIVth Legion is slain. The empire quickly sends reinforcements to the Eorzean castrums to hold their position.
0001 7th Astral Era (~1 y/a) - Solus zos Galvus passes. A War of Succession breaks out between the Emperor's youngest son and the Emperor's grandson. During this War of Succession, the resistance in Doma rebels, taking back several cities and towns from the Garleans.
0001 cont. - The War of Succession ends abruptly with the grandson, Varis zos Galvus, taking control over his uncle. Varis tightens his grip on the East, the Doman rebellion is put down, its capitol is razed, and anyone captured associated with the rebellion is publicly executed alongside their families as an example to Othard's other peoples.
0001 cont. - Yugiri and any surviving Doman refugees sail to the nation of Hingashi (and its cities Kugane and Bukyo) seeking asylum. Hingashi refuses them. The refugees sail to Thavnair. They are also refused there. Yugiri then turns towards Eorzea, sailing for two months to reach Vesper, whereupon Ul'dah also refuses them aid. The Doman refugees finally settle in a border town in Mor Dhona called Revenant's Toll.
Hopefully that'll give you a better idea of a timeline to work with. The main problem I see with the Garlean portion of this story is that apparently Garlemald is attacking this island nation for the first time around the time of Doma's fall, when it theoretically would've already been under Garlean annexation since before your character was born. An easy work-around for that, is that this kingdom of Rydian aided in the Doman insurgency and now the Garleans are coming to punish them. Though a pertinent tenant of Garlean occupation is that the former leadership of annexed nations are given over to the Empire. Perhaps this character was heir to the throne before the Imperial occupation and it was all kept a secret, making this character the hope for a continued line of succession should the throne ever be restored? That would make a very compelling reason for her to flee the nation when the Garleans were coming to kill everyone.
Hope this helps!
