Final Fantasy XII Story

By Alex Gordon

The story of FINAL FANTASY XII takes place in an age when magic was a natural bodily function and airships filled the skies. The place where the action takes place is in the fictional world of “Ivalice”. A world which many races call home, the humes, bangaa, viera and, of course, moogles.

The great Archadian Empire had been one by one invading each of its neighboring kingdoms, seeking to strengthen its base of power. The small kingdom of Dalmasca was among the captured kingdoms.

After the invasion, occupying Archadian forces established a new consul in Dalmasca's Royal City of Rabanastre; it caught the attention of Vaan, an urchin living on the streets. To Vaan, the Empire was a hated enemy who had taken the life of his brother—his last surviving family member. Vaan mad a plan to sneak into the castle housing. But before he would have the chance, Vaan got far more than he bargained for, a resistance movement of former Dalmascan soldiers rising up against the Archadian Empire. Amid the ensuing confusion that engulfed the castle, Vaan saw something he could hardly believe. There, among the members of the resistance, was the figure of the sole remaining heir to the Dalmascan throne, the Princess Ashe, who'd formerly been missing.

The story follows Vaan, Ashe, Vaan's friend Penelo, the sky pirate Balthier, his partner Fran and many more that appear throughout the game. Since 1987, the FINAL FANTASY series has been a huge hit, selling over 60 million units. FINAL FANTASY XII will carry on the tradition of past installments, and bring and bring new ideas to the series and innovation to the role-playing Game genre.