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Sounsyy · **07-28-2013, 07:21 PM**

(07-25-2013, 10:03 PM)Artorias Wrote: Like the title says, is there any detail about the Garlean Empire aside from what's on the site? Â I'm basically looking to see what raced belong to them, are they even Hyur(human), what is the life like for an ordinary citizen, when do they get enlisted in the military and etc... Â I know they're very technologically advanced, they've invaded twice and released Bahamut.Â

The reason I'm asking is because I'm creating my Dragoon as an ex-Empire character who defected after seeing the carnage the release of Bahamut has wrought. Â I don't want to write something that would clash with the lore for the Empire either so I'm trying to get as much info as I can. Â Please and thank you.

Hey Artorias, Merri did a great job explaining Garlean Lore, but I just wanted to add in a couple things that I didn't see get answered in the thread. The first being the races of Garlemald and also Ala Mhigo was touched on in here as well. The second being some Dragoon/Ishgard lore. Hope this helps!

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Ishgard LoreBuilt atop the peaks of the Xelphatol Mountains, the city ofIshgard stands as a symbol of Elezen pride and honor. It is said that a millennia ago the Goddess Halone appeared before the most courageous Elezen, Thordan, and bade him lead Her chosen people to the peak where Ishgard stands still today. But there stood a great chasm between Thordan and Halone's chosen peak. So they set to making a great bridge to cross. It was then that a great shadow descended upon them and the land darkened under the shadow of the great wyrm Nidhogg. Courageous Thordan took up lance against the colossal Nidhogg, but the power of the dragon bewitched Thordan's men and they betrayed him to the dragon, casting him into the chasm. Overcome with anguish over what he had done, Haldrath son of Thordan, broke Nidhogg's spell and took up his sire's lance and hurled himself at the great wyrm. With a mighty thrust, Haldrath's hand, guided by Halone, plunged his sire's lance into Nidhogg's eye, prizing it from the dragon. With a terrible roar Nidhogg took wing and fled to the skies. And so it was, the first Dragoon was born.
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Today, Nidhogg's eye remains a prized relic of the city. Asymbol of triumph and a testament to the power of their guardian diety, Halone. But the eye still exerts overwhelming power over the hearts of those who gaze upon it. So it is kept locked away by the Archbishop. Completely devout to their God, Halone, the Archbishop of Ishgard has complete control over political affairs within the city-state. The Archbishop decreed after the reawakening of the Dragonkin that Ishgard's gates be closed off to all.
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Ishgard is a militaristic society. Young men are taken fromthe surrounding villages and trained to become knights to combat the increasing number of dragon attacks upon their realm. All out war has been declared against the dragons of Dravania and Sharlayan. But before this time, Ishgard was a prosperous city-state with close relations to their Elezen brethren in the Twelveswood. In the time of the Autumn War, Ishgard rose to assist the Gridanians against the Ala Mhigan assault. This opened trade between the two nations. Ishgard offered their prized Chocobos and Gridania offered their assistance with the Ixali threat, fresh foods, and to extradite any fugitives and heretics back to the Ishgardian Holy Knights. Ishgard used to trade prisoners, heretics, and beasts from the mountains to the Ul'dah Bloodsands, but not since Ishgard closed its gates.
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Ishgard is under the near constant threat of dragon attacks.They burn whole villages, bewitch men, and eat livestock. But Ishgard also faces the Ixali threat from the east. Banished from the Twelveswood, the Ixali have taken up home in Natalan and pick over nearby villages that dragons have destroyed like vultures. Ishgard also is on the front lines of the Garlean assault. With their limited resources tied up with heretics and dragons and the Ixal, they have little strength to repel the Garlean advance into their lands. Even their strongest fortress, Dzemael, fell without a struggle.

detailed Garlean Empire lore?

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