She advises the two to offer mist lilies, flowers that Nidhogg was fond of. Orn Khai and the Warrior of Light visit Faunehm to learn of Nidhogg's views on mankind and the catalyst for the Dragonsong War. Orn Khai laments that no one would mourn Nidhogg, and decides to consult his mother, Faunehm, to learn more of the great wyrm. Upon hearing of Andreia's demise, the group is reminded of Nidhogg, who was also driven by the past. The Warrior of Light reunites with Alberic and Orn Khai following their journey in the First. Estinien, appearing to have trace elements of Nidhogg's power, destroys the powerless eyes and finally puts an end to Nidhogg's legacy of terror. The Eyes form Shinryu's core but are eventually depleted of their power once the primal is destroyed during the liberation of Ala Mhigo. Nidhogg's eyes are recovered by the Warriors of Darkness who relinquish them to the Ascian Elidibus who presents the eyes to the Ala Mhigan extremist the Griffin, who uses them to fuel the summoning of Shinryu. The reconstituted Nidhogg flies away to the dismay of Midgardsormr, as he fears his offspring will renew war on man, and he wonders what the endless quest for vengeance has turned Nidhogg into.Ĭhild of Dravania! Art thou grown so forgetful that thou wouldst forsake kith and kin, and consort with the spawn of Thordan? That thou wouldst dare contemplate peace! Hearken unto me, all of you! The final chorus is nigh, and all will be held to account! All will bathe in the flames of retribution! Till the coming of that day, look you on your sins and despair! For none shall 'scape my wrath! None shall 'scape my revenge!

Before Estinien can hide the eyes away, Nidhogg's spirit consumes the Azure Dragoon's mind while using his body to regain a physical form. After King Thordan has fallen, Estinien congratulates the Warrior of Light for stopping the archbishop while retrieving Nidhogg's other eye. Archbishop Thordan VII retrieves the right eye from Haldrath's coffin, and uses it to transform into King Thordan of the Knights of the Round. The Warrior of Light receives visions of what truly happened the day Nidhogg lost his eyes.Īt the bottom of the Aetherochemical Research Facility, the Warrior of Light uses the left eye of Nidhogg to eradicate the Ascian Igeyorhm after trapping her in White Auracite.

Estinien removes Hraesvelgr's eye from Nidhogg with the dragon's body exploding into mist. Nidhogg gives the Warrior of Light and Estinien a not-so warm welcome to his abode, pursuing the latter to reclaim his eye. When Nidhogg senses the death of his consort, Tioman, he recalls his forces to the Aery as he expects an assault on his domain. Hraesvelgr explains that Nidhogg will never accept the terms of peace, while revealing how far his brother would go to destroy Ishgard's people.

Nidhogg's full story is revealed to the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud Leveilleur as they, Estinien, and Ysayle journey to Dravania to parlay with Horde. The Ishgardians inherit Ratatoskr's power and mutate into dragon-like creatures when exposed to dragon's blood.Įstinien using Nidhogg's own eye against the great wyrm. The story was designed to conceal the Holy See possessing both of Nidhogg's eyes: the right eye buried with Haldrath, while the left is used by the Azure Dragoon, the current being Estinien Wyrmblood. The Holy See manipulated history to make Nidhogg appear to have attacked Ishgard unprovoked, claiming Thordan and his twelve knights faced the dragon in a battle that lasted a week that claimed the lives of both the king and six of his men. Intending to slaughter those of the Ishgardian bloodlines who remain loyal to their faith, Nidhogg continued to wage his war of vengeance for the next 1000 years, entering periods of deep sleep for portions of the conflict as his kind normally does. Nidhogg blamed Hraesvelgr for giving the mortals-if indirectly-the opportunity to slay Ratatoskr, and coerced him into relinquishing one of his eyes to him. While this would normally kill a dragon, Nidhogg mustered the strength to reach the palace of Zenith and tell his brother, Hraesvelgr, of what had transpired. A furious Nidhogg slew Thordan, but was defeated by his son Haldrath, who plucked the dragon's eyes from his head. This led to Thordan killing Nidhogg's sister, Ratatoskr, and he and his knight ate her eyes to obtain their power. His concerns appeared unfounded for two hundred years, until the Ascians revealed to King Thordan I the source of the dragons' powers lay within their eyes. Only Nidhogg believed there could be no peace between their kinds, viewing mortals as untrustworthy after what happened to Bahamut and Tiamat. Twelve hundred years ago, the Ishgardians and the dragons forged an alliance based upon the example of Hraesvelgr and Saint Shiva.

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