Shadow-play
By Rufe
Disclaimer: Final Fantasy Tactics and all associated material are the property of Square Soft (I.E. not me)
Prologue
I am Alazlam, a scholor of ancient Ivalician history...
You have all heard of the Durai Report, yes? That was my study of several years past.
It contained the story of Ramza and his part in the Lion War. The "truth" behind the Lion War.
Have any of you ever wondered what transpired after the War? Of course, you all know that the period of time I am referring to was called the Inquisition. This contained a double meaning. During this period of time the church, having lost much of its power, worked to bring "heretics" to "justice". Olan Durai's death was a result of the turmoil of this time.
The second meaning behind the name was the sudden burst of people questioning their beliefs. Kings, mercenaries, wizards, and even priests were driven to question the truth many things previously taken for granted. Some chose to pursue the "truth" while others attempted to hide it for the sake of the common good. Both were hero's, in their own right, and both had their faults.
This was, finally the time of the terrifying return of forbidden sorcery This return elected the battle of "good" and "evil" that has become known as the shadowplay, of which Ramza and his company were a part. Because of the nature of this battle, it has long been thought to have been connected to the Inquisition.
Here is the "truth"... In my studies of the Durai report, I stumbled across the diary of the peasant King Delita Hyral. It contains the seemingly unrelated beginnings of both these periods, and the part our heros played in both battles.
"Despite my seemingly cruel role in this story, I wish it to be known that it was all in the interest of the people of my realm. Ramza was a great hero...and my friend and I only ever said his name with reverence and respect."
—— Delita Hyral
5 N. A.
(the calendar system is NA counting the time since Delita's crowning)
(The "truth" thing is from Alazlams speech at the beginning of the game. He always puts the truth in quotations)