I do not in any way own Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.
The town of Mag Mel; completely abandoned since the coming of the Miasma, was once again inhabited after the vile parasite was destroyed. In the elder's council room a young Yuke and the Selkic elder were deep in conversation.
The Yuke placed a pile of scrolls in front of the elder "as you can see from these charts the meteor caused much more than just Miasma. When it struck the earth it threw a great deal of dust into the air. The dust was thick enough to block out the sun in the nearby mountains; effectively creating an isolated ice-age."
The elder pretended to look over the charts "why is this important to us, Ahrcenam?"
Ahrcenam chuckled "you see, I uncovered some older records. Apparently before the meteor hit the caves in those mountains were positively bursting with valuable materials. I will bet you all in this world that those materials are just waiting to be harvested."
The elder stroked his beard "very well assemble an expedition team, you will set out tomorrow."
*The next day..*.
The expedition team stood at the front of the village, Ahrcenam the Yuke proudly leading was followed by his brother; Lonehoyk, as well as the elder's half-Clavat granddaughter, Sanhy, her betrothed Carlyle, and four Lilty mercenaries. Each member carried their weapons and other gear; they were all wearing thick layers of clothing to fight off the piercing cold.
Ahrcenam raised his arms and announced "citizens of Mag Mel, today we eight will push the boundaries of the known world; we venture forth for new discoveries and glory for the village!"
Lonehoyk placed a hand on his brothers shoulder "nobody's listening brother."
Ahrcenam lowered his head "I know," he whimpered. "Any-hoo, let's start out."
One by one the travellers stepped from their village into the wide open world before them.
The walk to the base of the mountains was long. Carlyle complained constantly, saying to Sanhy that they should have stayed to prepare for the wedding, Sanhy said nothing. Ahrcenam spent the majority of the trip explaining to the Liltys the many uses for the materials that they sought, the Liltys passed the time making fun of Ahrcenam.
When the group at last found themselves in the frosted hills surrounding the mountains the Yuke brothers became giddy with the thought of new discovery and began running farther ahead and shouting with excitement. Their shouts were heard by a solemn figure perched atop a cliff, even from his vantage point he could see the intruders, he could smell them, but he could not identify them.
"They are not of our kind," he thought to himself. Cautiously he descended and slowly followed behind the strangers.