Tome Retrieved – ‘The Races of Eorzea and Beyond‘ by Archon Niniri Niri The Hyur have long been one of Eorzea's eminent races, arriving on the continent before even the First Astral Era from an unknown location, although at the time they remained a minor species and it wasn't until the early Sixth Astral Era that they undertook a migration from northern Ilsabard across the three great continents, swelling in number in Eorzea. They began a second migration centuries later in 660 of the Sixth Astral Era, further increasing their numbers in Eorzea and pushing the elezen out of their ancestral homelands into the Black Shroud. Less than a century later the hyur themselves began to move into the Shroud, further provoking conflict with the … [Read more...]
The Two Dynasties of Ul’Dah
From a small pamphlet entitled ‘A Primer on Eorzean Geopolitics for New Researchers’ by Archon Niniri Niri. The First Rule of Ul: The Ul dynasty is, in truth, a branch of the Belah'dian ruling dynasty, and emerged from that ancient bloodline in the year 964 of the Sixth Astral Era. The events that triggered this was the death of the reigning Sultan of Belah'dia and the succession crisis that ensued between Sasagan and Sasawefu, who had begun a civil war over the throne even before their father's demise, eventually culminating in the dissolution of Belah'dia in the year of 969 and the founding of Thanalan's twin nations, Sil'dih, ruled by Sasawefu and Ul'dah, under Sasagan, founder of the Ul dynasty. Soon after this founding Sasagan went … [Read more...]
The Padjal – Children of the Twelveswood
Tome Request - William Tome Retrieved - 'The history of the Black Shroud, from Amdapor to Gridania’' by Archon Niniri Niri One cannot truly discuss the modern Black Shroud or its inhabitants without mention of the rulers of Gridania - the eternally mysterious padjal. In effect a subspecies of the midlander hyurs, the eternally-young individuals are created by the blessing of the elementals and certain bloodlines seem to be especially commonly blessed with padjal births, typically becoming nobility by virtue of this. Padjal have been a prominent feature of Eorzea during the Sixth and Seventh Astral Era. The History of the Padjal - The origin of the Padjal is found in the subterranean city of Gelmorra, a mixed Hyuran-Elezen society … [Read more...]
