Our story takes place in a world called “Ivalice,” in an age when magic was commonplace and airships plied the skies the Archadian Empire, seeking to strengthen its base of power, had been invading and subjugating its neighboring lands one by one a fate which befell the small Kingdom of Dalmasca. Archadia’s invasion and the subsequent death of the Dalmascan king prompted the Princess Ashe, the sole surviving heir to the Dalmascan throne, to take up arms against the invaders. War is on the horizon. Vaan, Ashe, Vaan’s friend Penelo, the sky pirate Balthier, his partner Fran and many more are on an adventure through Ivalice that traces the mysteries behind the Archadian Empire’s invasion.