Garreg Mach Monastery, possibly one of Fódlan's most recognizable features and landmarks. The grand symbol and main headquarters of the Church of Seiros, built to maintain and spread the miracles of Saint Seiros and the teachings of the Goddess across the continent. It is not ruled by an empire, a kingdom, or even an alliance. Rather, it is a neutral territory where people from all over Fódlan, from the tropical islands of Brigid to the sandy borders near Almyra, gather for a variety of reasons. Here, the Church of Seiros acts as a meditative force for the continent's three main nations, the Adrestian Empire, the Holy Kingdom of Fhaergus, and the Leicester Alliance.
In Imperial Year 980, due to incursions into Fódlan by the eastern kingdom of Almyra, the archbishop of the time believed that it was the Church's duty to raise a generation of nobility to excellence to guarantee the continent's leadership was prepared for the future. This was the birth of the prestigious Officer's Academy. As a result, Garreg Mach has become a sort of microcosm for Fódlan, hosting a variety of students, commoners to nobles, from each corner of the land. Due to the widely varying backgrounds of each student, the Academy enforces and teaches their youths to place one another on equal standing, no matter their social status or nationality. Though some divisions still inevitably exist, life in the monastery and the academy is peaceful and lively.
While this story encompasses the lives of multiple students here, it's going to mainly focus on two young individuals.
A half-Almyran commoner from the land of Riegan and a fair-haired noblewoman, bearing icy-blue eyes, from the Adrestian capital of Enbarr. Now, they and a few others may seem a tad…different from the rest of the youths at the Officer's Academy, but that shouldn't matter too much in the long run. After all, they're just normal people.
And like normal people, they'll go through times of joy and respite and times of despair and war.
I suppose war isn't what normal people typically go through…but unfortunately, it's fated to occur in the land of Fódlan and our two individuals will have to push through it all in order to survive.
We shall see how that turns out soon, but for now consider this a small introduction to this little part of the world. As for our main characters? Again, we shall see them soon enough. Have some patience…
We'll see everyone in time.