Adventurers may join the Foreign Levy, under High Storm Commander R'ashaht Rhiki. The Maelstrom is led by Admiral Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn and Grand Storm Marshal Eynzahr Slafyrsyn. Needless to say, the city-state's pirates are not about to take this encroachment on their freedom without a fight. With the reestablishment of the Maelstrom, the Admiral has also begun the move to invoke ancient maritime law, by which she would promote herself to Chief Admiral, effectively expanding her authority to cover not only state and military dealings, but grant her the power to directly command all ships in Lominsan waters, and freely punish any who disobey. The Maelstrom is an extension of the First Squadron, expanding its role as armada flagship and granting it power to administer not only the remaining eight squadrons, but the various merchant fleets that navigate the seas off Vylbrand. So it was that the Seventh Umbral Era began.įive years on from the devastation, aided by adventurers, the Grand Companies of Eorzea now strive to raise the realm from the ashes.Īt the heart of the Thalassocratic Navy lies the Lominsan Armada, composed of nine independent squadrons, the First through the Ninth. From its core emerged the elder primal Bahamut, who rained fire upon the realm. With a number of remarkably talented adventurers among their ranks, they stood fast against the beast tribes and the savage might of the primals, as well as the Garlean Empire, the invaders from the north.ĭespite their valiant attempts, however, the Calamity could not be avoided, and the lesser moon, Dalamud, descended upon the Carteneau Flats. It was through these companies that the then warring city-states were able to put aside their bitter differences and join together to form an alliance and ensure the realm survived.Īs the Sixth Astral Era drew to a close, the three city-states of Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, and Ul'dah once again revived the Grand Companies-a final attempt to forestall the coming of the Seventh Umbral Era. The last recorded emergence of the Grand Companies was nearly 1,500 years ago, at the end of the Fifth Astral Era and the arrival of the great deluge which triggered the dark period known as the Sixth Umbral Era.
One method, seemingly going back hundreds of generations, has been the establishment of comprehensive command centers which combine the military, economic, and technological resources of a city-state in order to better prepare it for the coming doom.
The Grand Companies of Eorzea, also know as simply Grand Companies, are a feature added on the 1.17 patch in Final Fantasy XIV and set for expansion on the following patches. Scarlet Lancer Field Marshal Ealdic the Pious