Author's Note-

Geography- Those who are reading this have most likely played the game Final Fantasy IX. Thus you already know of the four continents. This story takes place long before the events in the game and those additional three that were originally deserted actually have many inhabitants. The western continent is what this story has a lot to do with. The city of Oeilvert and etcetera. The Northwestern continent is mentioned in my story in the later chapters but really has nothing to do with this particular tale and neither does the Northeastern which is not even mentioned in this story.

Weapons- This story relies heavily on the invention of firearms in the western continent. These were specially made on that continent and nowhere else. Only a few people are in positions of firearms also. They are primarily revolvers. They use gunpowder technology called "charges". These are small loops of six connected, inch and a half thick cylinders that hold gunpowder. When the chamber is out of the gun the loop detaches and allows you to load ammunition while when the chamber is put into place the charges attach to the chamber and one charge is given to each bullet. The hammer is pulled back and then released and ignites the powder thus using one cylinder for one bullet. The loops rotate along with the chamber. Each time to reload one must change the charge too.

A bit about characters from the game- Characters in the game play a minor part in this story. Needless to say not all of them will really be taking a part. The older characters may make appearances however. The only one I can guarantee is Amarant as he is crucial later on. I know many do not feel Amarant is the best character but something about him made him go along with the story best.

Please excuse my long windedness… Now onto the tale…