Learning the truth behind the beginnings of the Dragonsong War and Nidhogg's rage from Hraesvelgr, the party determined that Nidhogg would not stop while he drew breath, and set off for his lair in the Aery to put an end to the great wyrm. Following the Dravanian Horde's most recent and most devastating attack on Ishgard, Estinien embarked on a quest with the Adventurer, now known as the Warrior of Light, in an attempt to parlay with Nidhogg's brother Hraesvelgr to stop or at least stall another attack on the city. As he did this, the spirit of Haldrath appeared and attacked him, and they disappeared in a flash of light.Įstinien uses the left Eye against Nidhogg.Įstinien later resurfaced free of the Eye's influence, presumably thanks to Haldrath's influence. Losing the duel against his counterpart, Estinien succumbed to the Eye's influence and called upon Nidhogg for the power to vanquish his foes. Alberic was saved by the intervention of the Adventurer, who had themselves been chosen as a second Azure Dragoon. When the Eye showed him a vision of Ser Alberic's actions in Ferndale, Estinien railed against his mentor, accusing him of being a coward for forsaking the Eye's power and allowing Ferndale to be burned in turn. However, Estinien's hatred for Nidhogg would leave him particularly susceptible to the Eye's influence. Growing up with naught but vengeance against Nidhogg in his heart, Estinien would be trained by Ser Alberic himself and succeed him as Azure Dragoon, earning himself the epithet Wyrmblood in his quest. However, without the Eye the remaining dragons were mostly free to ravage the village, and Alberic succeeded in saving only a single child named Estinien. Choosing to abandon the power of the Eye rather than fall into its sway, Alberic succeeded in defeating the great wyrm. During the battle, Alberic wounded Nidhogg, but in doing so was nearly overwhelmed by the Eye. When the Horde attacked the village of Ferndale, Alberic battled with Nidhogg himself. The title of Azure Dragoon and the accompanying Eye ultimately fell to Ser Alberic Bale. The left would be passed down the line of Azure Dragoons for centuries in service of Ishgard, while the right rested with Haldrath, its power preventing the first Azure Dragoon's corpse from decaying.įinal Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Intermission Review - Half-Measure ![]() Recognizing the danger of wielding both Eyes, the Holy See would only pass on the left Eye to Haldrath's successor as Azure Dragoon, burying the right with Haldrath and fabricating the story that Nidhogg only lost one eye, such that no one would look for the other. This influence led to Haldrath's premature demise, as carrying both Eyes would worsen the effect, and Haldrath was ultimately consumed by Nidhogg's rage. Nidhogg had a constant link to the Eyes, and as such would always know where they were, and could influence the Eyes' carrier. Haldrath would carry them on his person and gain the title of the Azure Dragoon, Ishgard's greatest warrior. Even Nidhogg could be tracked and cowed when faced with his own Eyes. Notably, this power aided greatly against the dragons themselves. Rather than consuming them outright as they did Ratatoskr's, the Ishgardians would keep the Eyes and continually draw on their power. The Holy See would cover up Ratatoskr's death and claim that Nidhogg had attacked them unprovoked as justification for taking his eyes. Nidhogg's own Eyes, however, would persist as powerful relics. Refusing to give up on his vengeance, Nidhogg convinced his reluctant brother to give him his left eye, so that Nidhogg might live and rally the Dravanian Horde to continue his newfound war with Ishgard, which would become known as the Dragonsong War. In a rage, Nidhogg attacked the mortals, and succeeded in slaying Thordan and four of the knights, but in the process Thordan's son Haldrath wrested Nidhogg's own eyes out of their sockets.įorced to retreat and facing certain death without his eyes, Nidhogg met with Hraesvelgr. With this knowledge in hand, Thordan and his Knights Twelve murdered Nidhogg's sister Ratatoskr and consumed her eyes. This peace was ultimately shattered, and Nidhogg's suspicions confirmed, when the Ascians revealed to the ishgardian King Thordan I the source of a great wyrm's powers-their eyes. ![]() Of the great wyrms, only Nidhogg remained wary, refusing to trust mortals after his brother Bahamut was slain by the Allagan Empire. ![]() ![]() The example of Hraesvelgr and Saint Shiva had proven that the two disparate societies could coexist and thrive alongside each other. Twelve hundred years prior to the events of Final Fantasy XIV, there was peace between Ishgard and dragonkind.
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