Like the advancement of sciences, contemporary history also comes into being by building on the past; or, more specifically, the mistakes of the past. In my lifetime, it was made known that the sovereign Delita Hyral had used others as a stepping stone to the throne, and the intrigue stirred a maelstrom of energy within me. Manipulation was a postulate for the times Delita lived in, but what poured salt in the wound on his legacy where the memoirs and collections of two men who were stifled by fate and downtrodden by the king himself.
Extensive research found the man crossed paths with many famous names of his time, including the esteemed Olan Durai and the heretic Ramza Beoulve, who is now confirmed to have been a classmate of Hyral's. But, even as important as they are to the history of Ivalice, they fail have much relevance in this instance. Why you ask?
Delita was a poor ruler. He survived on instinct and intuition, never knowing the power one could have with an adequate education. He graduated from a military academy, but he never would have gained the mental apparatuses to govern a nation from there. So, how did he do so well in his reign? iHe had help./i Not the kind that just consulted, but the kind that ruled for him.
Record books make little mention of Hollister Chamberlain, Soren Tartar, P.R. Antirine, and Kleff Survane, but Delita's lengthy stay in power--nearly all aspects of it--can be attributed to the contributions of the four men. Together the four men formed a political machine whose roots took hold of Ivalice and united it; Delita's role as a figurehead gets all the credit, but without these four, he would be mentioned as little as Olan or Ramza.
In the progression of history, each person is recognized at least once it seems. Now, the four who swept Ivalice up in an irrefutable golden age will surface again.