Raid on Narshe

The Raid on Narshe is the opening event of Final Fantasy VI, and is a small yet significant clash between the Gestahlian Empire and the stubbornly independent mountain city of Narshe.

Armed with Magitek Armor, Biggs and Wedge are sent to Narshe to capture a recently discovered frozen esper. They are accompanied with Terra Branford, who they control through a Slave Crown she is wearing.

Shocked by the sudden appearence of Imperial Magitek armor, the Narshe guards rush into action, but they are no match for the superior high tech Imperial armor. The Imperial soldiers are soon able to enter the Narshe Mines, where they face the trump card of Narshe, namely the Ymir. Once having defeated the beast, the team proceeds towards the frozen esper deeper inside the mines. However, as they face the esper, it reacts to Terra's presence and starts flashing in lights, presumably killing Biggs and Wedge. Terra is knocked unconscious and later rescued by Arvis.

Aftermath
Furious over the unexpected attack, the Narshe guards refuses to listen to Arvis, who tries to explain that Terra was being controlled by the Slave Crown. She tries to make a run for it, but falls and knocks herself unconscious once again. She evades captivity only with the help of Locke Cole and 11 Moogles, who also kill a Guard Leader and several Megalodoths, Silver Lobos in the process of saving her.

The Gestahlian Empire is not prepared to give up the frozen esper. Not long after the failed raid, a larger force is sent under the leadership of Kefka Palazzo to wrest control over the esper, initiating what is known as the Battle for the Frozen Esper. This engagement marks the end of Narshe's formal neutrality, as it is forced to accept help from the Returners in order to stand against the Imperial invaders.