

Along with being their confidant, she was raised alongside Clive and Joshua and is very much a sister to them. Jill Warrick - The Ward of the Grand Duchy of Rosaria, who maintains peace between their nation and the Northern Territories, from which Jill was born and abducted from.Despite his noble upbringing, he treats everyone with kindness and warmth, especially his older brother. Joshua Rosfield - Second son of the Archduke of Rosaria, he is the Dominant of Phoenix, Eikon of Fire and Clive's younger brother.As the First Shield of Rosaria, Clive is tasked with guarding his younger brother Joshua, the Dominant of Phoenix, and is blessed with the ability to wield part of his fire. Clive Rosfield - First son of the Archduke of Rosaria, he is the main protagonist and playable character.Main article: Final Fantasy XVI characters Main characters As part of the peace treaty, the islands around Drake's Tail became an autonomous dominion led by a council of representatives from the surrounding nations-each realm enjoying equal claim to the Mothercrystal's blessing. Many bloody battles were fought for control of this small plot of land due to its strategic importance, till the warring realms finally agreed to an armistice. The Crystalline Dominion - The Crystalline Dominion sits at the heart of Valisthea, built around the tallest of all the Mothercrystals, Drake's Tail.Orthodox doctrine judges Dominants to be unholy abominations, and any unlucky enough to be born on the islands are executed. Isolated and aloof from the mainland nations, the Ironblood speak their own language.

The Iron Kingdom controls Drake's Breath, the Mothercrystal that sits at the heart of one of their islands-long a source of contention with neighboring Rosaria. Here the Crystalline Orthodox, an extreme faith that worships crystals, reigns supreme.


Rosaria draws its aether from Drake's Breath, a Mothercrystal situated on a volcanic island off the coast. After years of relative prosperity, the duchy now finds itself threatened by the spread of the Blight-a threat that, left unchecked, would doubtless usher the realm to ruin. The Grand Duchy of Rosaria - Long ago, a group of small independent provinces in western Valisthea found strength in unity, and formed the Grand Duchy of Rosaria.Yet now the peace falters as the spread of the Blight threatens to destroy their dominions. Great powers have grown up around each Mothercrystal, and an uneasy peace has long reigned between them. For generations, people have flocked to these beacons to take advantage of their blessing, using the aether to conjure magicks that let them live lives of comfort and plenty. The land of Valisthea is studded with Mothercrystals-glittering mountains of crystal that tower over the realms around them, blessing them with aether. Valisthea―A Land Blessed in the Light of the Mothercrystals.
