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=== Chapter 2 ===
=== Chapter 2 ===
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==Lore==
So it was that the Warrior of Light, together with some few companions, would come unto Ishgard at the behest of their faithful friend Lord Haurchefant. Though they had been brought low through treachery, their names blackened with royal blood, they yet held hope in their hearts and dreams of redemption...
===Coming to Ishgard===
Upon emerging from the Sil'dihn ruins through which he had made his escape from Ul'dah, the Warrior of Light was met by none other than Alphinaud Leveilleur. The Scion, who had been betrayed and imprisoned by his own Crystal Braves, had been freed by Pipin Tarupin, Vice Marshal of the Immortal Flames and adopted son of General Raubahn. With the aid of Pipin and a humble peddler, the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud sought out Cid Garlond, who delivered them out of Thanalan and into Coerthas with all haste. Beyond the reach of the Crystal Braves and the Brass Blades at last, the pair sought refuge in Camp Dragonhead, where they were reunited with Tataru Taru and enjoyed a brief respite to consider their next course of action.
After some discussion, the Scions resolved to seek sanctuary in Ishgard with the backing of Lord Haurchefant and his familial connections. They enjoyed the hospitality of Camp Dragonhead until finally being granted admission to the city proper as wards of House Fortemps. And so, together with Alphinaud and Tataru, the Warrior of Light passed through gates long closed to outsiders and arrived in Foundation. There they were greeted by a humble manservant, who then guided them to Fortemps Manor, where they would attempt to begin anew.
Count Edmont de Fortemps, patriarch of House Fortemps, had taken a tremendous risk in granting the Scions his protection, and so Alphinaud soon realized that only by publicly serving Ishgard could the Scions hope to silence his opponents’ objections. However, Alphinaud also believed that this arrangement could benefit the Scions in unexpected ways, such as inviting contact with people outside Ishgard who might feasibly know something of their missing comrades’ whereabouts.
While he and Tataru focused their efforts on that task, the Warrior of Light aided the count’s two trueborn sons, lords Artoirel and Emmanellain, with their activities in Falcon’s Nest and at Camp Cloudtop respectively. In western Coerthas, the adventurer uncovered a hidden heretic sanctuary, and in the process was briefly reunited with the Lady Iceheart. To his surprise, the once-defiant heretic leader expressed regret for the atrocities committed by the Dravanians in the second assault upon Ishgard, which had taken place during the banquet in Ul'dah. In the Sea of Clouds, he encountered the Vanu Vanu, a race of bird-like beings, and discovered that like so many other beast tribes, they had called upon a primal for salvation—in this instance, Bismarck, the Lord of the Mists.
However, the Warrior of Light’s actions did not serve to endear the Scions to all the inhabitants of Ishgard. In what Lord Edmont surmised was nothing more than a political ploy to defame House Fortemps, Alphinaud and Tataru were arrested by Ser Grinnaux, a knight of the Heavens’ Ward, on the charge of fomenting heresy.
These twelve chosen sers answered to none save the archbishop himself, and their testimony was unimpeachable. As such, under Ishgardian law, only the Fury could disprove Ser Grinnaux’s claims by granting victory in a trial by combat between the accuser and the accused. Owing to his magical talents, Alphinaud was capable of fighting, but as Tataru was not, the Warrior of Light was allowed to fight in her place as champion. And so, under the watchful gaze of the Fury, and the assembled gentry of Ishgard, the two Scions fought and defeated Ser Grinnaux and Ser Paulecrain, thereby earning Alphinaud and Tataru their freedom.
Unlike many of his highborn peers, Count Edmont de Fortemps was willing if not eager to work closely with the Warrior of Light and other foreigners. The personal memoirs he wrote chronicling the events surrounding the end of the Dragonsong War would be treasured by later generations for their historical value.
===Keeping the Flame Alive===
Shortly after the trial by combat was concluded, the Warrior of Light received an invitation to a personal audience with His Eminence Archbishop Thordan VII. The archbishop warmly welcomed the adventurer, apologizing for the misunderstanding which led to Alphinaud and Tataru’s incarceration. Having taken the highly unusual step of dismissing his personal guard, he then revealed that he had communicated with the Ascians, going on to explain that he was paying lip service to their wishes while plotting to move against them. He bade the Warrior of Light assist him in this endeavor, stating that only by wresting Eorzea from shadowless villains’ grasp could a lasting peace ever be forged.
Yet this would not be the only troubling revelation that day, for upon returning to Fortemps Manor, Tataru Taru reported that Raubahn Aldynn was to be executed for crimes against the sultanate. Determined not to lose yet another ally, the Scions resolved to do everything in their power to rescue the deposed Flame General. They traveled to Limsa Lominsa and met with Admiral Merlwyb, who had remained a stout ally and had been working closely with Doman shinobi to ascertain Raubahn’s whereabouts. She directed them to her contact in Revenant’s Toll,  who had learned that Raubahn had been taken to Halatali in Thanalan. Together with the Domans, the Scions then rescued Raubahn from the clutches of the traitorous Crystal Braves.
Outside Halatali, Raubahn and the Scions were approached by a messenger, who claimed that his mistress was sympathetic to their cause and bade them return to the Waking Sands in Vesper Bay. Intrigued, they accepted this invitation, and upon arriving at the Scions’ former headquarters, they were greeted by a number of familiar faces—Urianger, Pipin, and Papashan.
Soon after, it was revealed that the messenger’s mistress was Dewlala, head of the Order of Nald’thal and member of the Syndicate. To Raubahn’s immense relief, she confirmed a suspicion Alphinaud had long harbored: that Nanamo Ul Namo had not been murdered and was in fact still alive, and was likely confined somewhere in a state of induced slumber. Raubahn resolved to free her from her captivity, and thereafter see that Lord Lolorito and all others involved were made to answer for their part in the betrayal.
===In Search of Lady Icehart===
Regrettably, the Scions had precious little time to enjoy their reunion with General Raubahn. Nidhogg’s forces, twice before beaten back, were preparing to resume their siege of the Holy See. Upon returning to the city, the Warrior of Light and his comrades were faced with a choice: to remain in a besieged Ishgard, or seek sanctuary elsewhere. But though Lord Edmont would have them seek shelter from this storm, the time for running had passed. Together, they would stand and fight.
Yet even should the knights succeed in turning back the Horde, the casualties would be catastrophic. Recognizing this, Alphinaud proposed that he and the Warrior of Light seek out Lady Iceheart, who had expressed contrition for her crimes, and persuade her to act as their intermediary in an attempt to convince Nidhogg to abandon his bloody course. They would be aided in this diplomatic mission by an unexpected ally: the Azure Dragoon, Estinien, who wished to be present in the event negotiations failed and there was no recourse but to slay the beast outright. Thus did the three journey to western Coerthas, seeking to learn what they could of the heretics and their elusive leader, before eventually managing to summon her to a peaceful parley, where she related the history of treachery that fueled Nidhogg’s wrath and the Dragonsong War.
Twelve hundred years ago, an Elezen tribe first sought to claim the lands of Coerthas as their home—lands which were already home to dragonkind. Thus did a bloody war begin, a war that may have never ended were it not for a woman named Shiva. While those around her fought and died, she attempted to parley with the dragons, and in so doing discovered them to be possessed of profound intelligence and reason. The great wyrm Hraesvelgr in particular so enchanted Shiva that she found herself growing to love the creature, whom her people considered a monster.
In the eyes of a near-immortal dragon, however, the fleeting life of an Elezen is as that of a freshly cut rose—scarce has the flower bloomed before it begins to fade and wither. Such melancholy musings plagued Hraesvelgr, who had found in Shiva an unexpected and beloved soulmate. Unable to bear the thought of their separation, the maid bid the wyrm consume her, that their spirits might be entwined for eternity. Though loath to perform the deed, Hraesvelgr ultimately gave in to her plea, and soon thereafter, the tale of their ill-fated love spread throughout the two warring factions. No more could they raise blade or claw against one another, knowing that the souls of their kin were so inextricably bound. In the days that followed, man and dragon learned to live in harmony, and together built a nation unlike any the world had ever known.
For two hundred years did this blissful age of peace continue, as it would to this day, had vilest envy not stirred in the hearts of the Elezen. It was said that wyrms owe their longevity to the boundless reserves of vitality found within their eyes—and ’twas in this belief that a traitorous band of knights deceived their allies of some two centuries, and took by force that which they coveted.
Nidhogg—he who then stood poised to unleash his wyrmlings upon Ishgard—was the great dragon who lost an eye to Elezen treachery, and until he prised it from the hands of the traitors’ progeny, no amount of conciliatory words would stay his fury.
So spoke the Lady Iceheart, who had learned the truth when walking in the memories of Hraesvelgr himself years ago, for like the Warrior of Light, she too possessed the Echo. Nevertheless, Estinien was quick to question the veracity of her account, and reiterated his belief that Nidhogg was lost to reason, prompting Alphinaud to propose that they instead seek out Hraesvelgr, who had once before endeavored to end the violence between dragon and man. Iceheart agreed to guide them to him, and so the four set forth for his home in Dravania.
===The Lord of the Hive===
At the behest of the Lady Iceheart—or Ysayle, as she requested they address her henceforth—the party stopped at the village of Tailfeather within the Chocobo Forest to rest and make inquiries before pushing on towards Sohm AL. The village’s leader, Marcechamp, told them of the beast tribe known as the Gnath, and of their recent acts of unprovoked hostility. According to the hunter, no one in the region—not even the mighty Dravanians—had been spared the insect-like people’s aggression. Vidofnir, the leader of the dragons who call the ancient ruins of Anyx Trine home, later confirmed this account, declaring that she could not leave her post unguarded for fear of the Gnath’s god. Suddenly, the beastmen’s aggression began to make sense—they had been acting under the influence of a primal.
Alphinaud understood that so long as the primal was permitted to remain, the way to Sohm Al would remain closed, and so the Scion proposed that they deal with the threat to the Dravanians’ territory in exchange for safe passage. The bargain was struck, and the party retraced their steps, returning to Tailfeather before then seeking the counsel of the Wath, a group of outcasts who lived apart from the main colony of Loth ast Gnath. The Nonmind, as they called themselves, had been severed from the Onemind and thus were not party to their thoughts, nor were they loyal to their warlike god, Ravana. Ultimately, they could provide the party with little in the way of useful information as to how the primal might be engaged, save for an offhand suggestion that they offer themselves as sacrifices.
Ysayle and the Warrior of Light decided to heed the Vath’s advice and surrendered themselves to the Gnath after dispatching no small number of their drones. The plan worked, and soon the pair found themselves dragged before Lord Ravana, Master of the Sacred Blades and Wrath of the Colony.
Seizing the opportunity, Ysayle boldly challenged him to a contest of might. Should the pair prevail, the Gnath would cease hostilities with the Dravanians; but should Ravana emerge the victor, they would join his army as eternal thralls. Having goaded the primal into accepting her terms, Ysayle drew upon the energy of the Gnath's hoarded crystals to transform herself into Saint Shiva. Even with Shiva's great strength, however, the heretic leader was no match for Ravana's flashing blades, leaving the Warrior of Light to take to the field alone.
After a long and furious battle, Lord Ravana at last laid down his weapons, defeated. He duly proclaimed the Warrior of Light the victor by sacred rite of combat, and vowed to call his followers back from the dragons' domain.
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Patch 3.0
"Heavensward"
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[[Heavensward]]
Release Date
23 Jun 2015
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3.0, 3.01, 3.05, 3.07
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Introduction

Patch 3.0 is the initial release of the Heavensward expansion.

Notable Features, Additions, and Changes

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Lore

So it was that the Warrior of Light, together with some few companions, would come unto Ishgard at the behest of their faithful friend Lord Haurchefant. Though they had been brought low through treachery, their names blackened with royal blood, they yet held hope in their hearts and dreams of redemption...

Coming to Ishgard

Upon emerging from the Sil'dihn ruins through which he had made his escape from Ul'dah, the Warrior of Light was met by none other than Alphinaud Leveilleur. The Scion, who had been betrayed and imprisoned by his own Crystal Braves, had been freed by Pipin Tarupin, Vice Marshal of the Immortal Flames and adopted son of General Raubahn. With the aid of Pipin and a humble peddler, the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud sought out Cid Garlond, who delivered them out of Thanalan and into Coerthas with all haste. Beyond the reach of the Crystal Braves and the Brass Blades at last, the pair sought refuge in Camp Dragonhead, where they were reunited with Tataru Taru and enjoyed a brief respite to consider their next course of action.

After some discussion, the Scions resolved to seek sanctuary in Ishgard with the backing of Lord Haurchefant and his familial connections. They enjoyed the hospitality of Camp Dragonhead until finally being granted admission to the city proper as wards of House Fortemps. And so, together with Alphinaud and Tataru, the Warrior of Light passed through gates long closed to outsiders and arrived in Foundation. There they were greeted by a humble manservant, who then guided them to Fortemps Manor, where they would attempt to begin anew.

Count Edmont de Fortemps, patriarch of House Fortemps, had taken a tremendous risk in granting the Scions his protection, and so Alphinaud soon realized that only by publicly serving Ishgard could the Scions hope to silence his opponents’ objections. However, Alphinaud also believed that this arrangement could benefit the Scions in unexpected ways, such as inviting contact with people outside Ishgard who might feasibly know something of their missing comrades’ whereabouts.

While he and Tataru focused their efforts on that task, the Warrior of Light aided the count’s two trueborn sons, lords Artoirel and Emmanellain, with their activities in Falcon’s Nest and at Camp Cloudtop respectively. In western Coerthas, the adventurer uncovered a hidden heretic sanctuary, and in the process was briefly reunited with the Lady Iceheart. To his surprise, the once-defiant heretic leader expressed regret for the atrocities committed by the Dravanians in the second assault upon Ishgard, which had taken place during the banquet in Ul'dah. In the Sea of Clouds, he encountered the Vanu Vanu, a race of bird-like beings, and discovered that like so many other beast tribes, they had called upon a primal for salvation—in this instance, Bismarck, the Lord of the Mists.

However, the Warrior of Light’s actions did not serve to endear the Scions to all the inhabitants of Ishgard. In what Lord Edmont surmised was nothing more than a political ploy to defame House Fortemps, Alphinaud and Tataru were arrested by Ser Grinnaux, a knight of the Heavens’ Ward, on the charge of fomenting heresy. 

These twelve chosen sers answered to none save the archbishop himself, and their testimony was unimpeachable. As such, under Ishgardian law, only the Fury could disprove Ser Grinnaux’s claims by granting victory in a trial by combat between the accuser and the accused. Owing to his magical talents, Alphinaud was capable of fighting, but as Tataru was not, the Warrior of Light was allowed to fight in her place as champion. And so, under the watchful gaze of the Fury, and the assembled gentry of Ishgard, the two Scions fought and defeated Ser Grinnaux and Ser Paulecrain, thereby earning Alphinaud and Tataru their freedom.

Unlike many of his highborn peers, Count Edmont de Fortemps was willing if not eager to work closely with the Warrior of Light and other foreigners. The personal memoirs he wrote chronicling the events surrounding the end of the Dragonsong War would be treasured by later generations for their historical value.

Keeping the Flame Alive

Shortly after the trial by combat was concluded, the Warrior of Light received an invitation to a personal audience with His Eminence Archbishop Thordan VII. The archbishop warmly welcomed the adventurer, apologizing for the misunderstanding which led to Alphinaud and Tataru’s incarceration. Having taken the highly unusual step of dismissing his personal guard, he then revealed that he had communicated with the Ascians, going on to explain that he was paying lip service to their wishes while plotting to move against them. He bade the Warrior of Light assist him in this endeavor, stating that only by wresting Eorzea from shadowless villains’ grasp could a lasting peace ever be forged.

Yet this would not be the only troubling revelation that day, for upon returning to Fortemps Manor, Tataru Taru reported that Raubahn Aldynn was to be executed for crimes against the sultanate. Determined not to lose yet another ally, the Scions resolved to do everything in their power to rescue the deposed Flame General. They traveled to Limsa Lominsa and met with Admiral Merlwyb, who had remained a stout ally and had been working closely with Doman shinobi to ascertain Raubahn’s whereabouts. She directed them to her contact in Revenant’s Toll, who had learned that Raubahn had been taken to Halatali in Thanalan. Together with the Domans, the Scions then rescued Raubahn from the clutches of the traitorous Crystal Braves.

Outside Halatali, Raubahn and the Scions were approached by a messenger, who claimed that his mistress was sympathetic to their cause and bade them return to the Waking Sands in Vesper Bay. Intrigued, they accepted this invitation, and upon arriving at the Scions’ former headquarters, they were greeted by a number of familiar faces—Urianger, Pipin, and Papashan.

Soon after, it was revealed that the messenger’s mistress was Dewlala, head of the Order of Nald’thal and member of the Syndicate. To Raubahn’s immense relief, she confirmed a suspicion Alphinaud had long harbored: that Nanamo Ul Namo had not been murdered and was in fact still alive, and was likely confined somewhere in a state of induced slumber. Raubahn resolved to free her from her captivity, and thereafter see that Lord Lolorito and all others involved were made to answer for their part in the betrayal.

In Search of Lady Icehart

Regrettably, the Scions had precious little time to enjoy their reunion with General Raubahn. Nidhogg’s forces, twice before beaten back, were preparing to resume their siege of the Holy See. Upon returning to the city, the Warrior of Light and his comrades were faced with a choice: to remain in a besieged Ishgard, or seek sanctuary elsewhere. But though Lord Edmont would have them seek shelter from this storm, the time for running had passed. Together, they would stand and fight. Yet even should the knights succeed in turning back the Horde, the casualties would be catastrophic. Recognizing this, Alphinaud proposed that he and the Warrior of Light seek out Lady Iceheart, who had expressed contrition for her crimes, and persuade her to act as their intermediary in an attempt to convince Nidhogg to abandon his bloody course. They would be aided in this diplomatic mission by an unexpected ally: the Azure Dragoon, Estinien, who wished to be present in the event negotiations failed and there was no recourse but to slay the beast outright. Thus did the three journey to western Coerthas, seeking to learn what they could of the heretics and their elusive leader, before eventually managing to summon her to a peaceful parley, where she related the history of treachery that fueled Nidhogg’s wrath and the Dragonsong War.

Twelve hundred years ago, an Elezen tribe first sought to claim the lands of Coerthas as their home—lands which were already home to dragonkind. Thus did a bloody war begin, a war that may have never ended were it not for a woman named Shiva. While those around her fought and died, she attempted to parley with the dragons, and in so doing discovered them to be possessed of profound intelligence and reason. The great wyrm Hraesvelgr in particular so enchanted Shiva that she found herself growing to love the creature, whom her people considered a monster.

In the eyes of a near-immortal dragon, however, the fleeting life of an Elezen is as that of a freshly cut rose—scarce has the flower bloomed before it begins to fade and wither. Such melancholy musings plagued Hraesvelgr, who had found in Shiva an unexpected and beloved soulmate. Unable to bear the thought of their separation, the maid bid the wyrm consume her, that their spirits might be entwined for eternity. Though loath to perform the deed, Hraesvelgr ultimately gave in to her plea, and soon thereafter, the tale of their ill-fated love spread throughout the two warring factions. No more could they raise blade or claw against one another, knowing that the souls of their kin were so inextricably bound. In the days that followed, man and dragon learned to live in harmony, and together built a nation unlike any the world had ever known.

For two hundred years did this blissful age of peace continue, as it would to this day, had vilest envy not stirred in the hearts of the Elezen. It was said that wyrms owe their longevity to the boundless reserves of vitality found within their eyes—and ’twas in this belief that a traitorous band of knights deceived their allies of some two centuries, and took by force that which they coveted.

Nidhogg—he who then stood poised to unleash his wyrmlings upon Ishgard—was the great dragon who lost an eye to Elezen treachery, and until he prised it from the hands of the traitors’ progeny, no amount of conciliatory words would stay his fury.

So spoke the Lady Iceheart, who had learned the truth when walking in the memories of Hraesvelgr himself years ago, for like the Warrior of Light, she too possessed the Echo. Nevertheless, Estinien was quick to question the veracity of her account, and reiterated his belief that Nidhogg was lost to reason, prompting Alphinaud to propose that they instead seek out Hraesvelgr, who had once before endeavored to end the violence between dragon and man. Iceheart agreed to guide them to him, and so the four set forth for his home in Dravania.

The Lord of the Hive

At the behest of the Lady Iceheart—or Ysayle, as she requested they address her henceforth—the party stopped at the village of Tailfeather within the Chocobo Forest to rest and make inquiries before pushing on towards Sohm AL. The village’s leader, Marcechamp, told them of the beast tribe known as the Gnath, and of their recent acts of unprovoked hostility. According to the hunter, no one in the region—not even the mighty Dravanians—had been spared the insect-like people’s aggression. Vidofnir, the leader of the dragons who call the ancient ruins of Anyx Trine home, later confirmed this account, declaring that she could not leave her post unguarded for fear of the Gnath’s god. Suddenly, the beastmen’s aggression began to make sense—they had been acting under the influence of a primal.

Alphinaud understood that so long as the primal was permitted to remain, the way to Sohm Al would remain closed, and so the Scion proposed that they deal with the threat to the Dravanians’ territory in exchange for safe passage. The bargain was struck, and the party retraced their steps, returning to Tailfeather before then seeking the counsel of the Wath, a group of outcasts who lived apart from the main colony of Loth ast Gnath. The Nonmind, as they called themselves, had been severed from the Onemind and thus were not party to their thoughts, nor were they loyal to their warlike god, Ravana. Ultimately, they could provide the party with little in the way of useful information as to how the primal might be engaged, save for an offhand suggestion that they offer themselves as sacrifices. Ysayle and the Warrior of Light decided to heed the Vath’s advice and surrendered themselves to the Gnath after dispatching no small number of their drones. The plan worked, and soon the pair found themselves dragged before Lord Ravana, Master of the Sacred Blades and Wrath of the Colony.

Seizing the opportunity, Ysayle boldly challenged him to a contest of might. Should the pair prevail, the Gnath would cease hostilities with the Dravanians; but should Ravana emerge the victor, they would join his army as eternal thralls. Having goaded the primal into accepting her terms, Ysayle drew upon the energy of the Gnath's hoarded crystals to transform herself into Saint Shiva. Even with Shiva's great strength, however, the heretic leader was no match for Ravana's flashing blades, leaving the Warrior of Light to take to the field alone.

After a long and furious battle, Lord Ravana at last laid down his weapons, defeated. He duly proclaimed the Warrior of Light the victor by sacred rite of combat, and vowed to call his followers back from the dragons' domain.


References

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