Fall of Deist

The Invasion of Deist is an armed conflict that takes place before the events in Final Fantasy II.

Emperor Mateus of the Palamecian Empire has just overrun the Kingdom of Kashuan and decides to continue to expand northwards. Fearing the powerful Dragoons, the Empire poisoned the water supply of Deist, causing nearly all Wyverns to die. The Dragoons could not stand against the Palamecians without their Wyvern partners, and when the Palamecian Army attacks Castle Deist every remaining Wyvern but one is killed. Ricard Highwind is the only Dragoon that survives the Palamecian onslaught.

If the party visits Deist, Elina and her son Kain will tell them about the invasion and the near-extinction of the Wyverns.