Summary: A young thief who once belonged to the ranks of Death Corps wanders the lands of Ivalice as a mercenary. When he is swept into the conflict of the land, will he be able to survive or will he join the ranks of his dead comrades?

Disclaimer: I don't own FF Tactics, that's Square's job. I do however own my OCs. Sorry if I screw any info up, it's been awhile since I've played the game so if anything is wrong, please tell me.

Prologue:



Ivalice, a land once divided by the conflict kown as the Fifty Year War. Over the course of the war, many brave men and women lost their lives to the fierce battlefields and burning cities. This tale begins at the end of the Fifty Year War during the so-called "Era of Peace". Only a few months have passed since Prince Goltana took the place of the current King and the war ended. It has also been only a few months since the rebel group Death Corps began...

The Death Corps. A group whose name has become common knowledge among both peasant and noble in all of Ivalice. A rebel group made mostly of disgruntled soldiers from the war. Soldiers who, upon returning, found that they had lost everything. Homes, families, and money. All were lost. Started by a man named Wiegraf, the Death Corps struck mainly at the nobility of Ivalice. Where they had lost everything to the war it seemed that the nobility only seemed to prosper from it, adding to the anger and rage that was already existing within the hearts of those among Death Corps' ranks. Raiding, assaultig and often killing their noble targets, the Death Corps took the wealth and fortunes of their dead targets and used them for military funding. All in all, thanks to the Death Corps and the inactivity of the Hokuten Knights, this time of "peace" was sometimes worse then the war itself. Theft and murder had actually become commonplace.

Our tale begins outside of an area known as the Sand Rat Trap. It is located in a barren area about four days away from the Magic City Gariland, where the Military Academy for the Hokuten is situated. This area has become a key stronghold in the Death Corps army, it's position playing a key role. The main road leading from the larger cities into Gariland is located over a group of hills. Along this road travel many rich merchants and nobles, one of which will play a key role in the downfall of the Death Corps. Atop one of the hills overlooking the main road sits a young thief of about sixteen years of age, contemplating his role in the Corps. He knows nothing, however, of the coming conflicts...