Norvrandt

Norvrandt, also known as The First, is the main setting of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. One of thirteen reflections of the world of Hydaelyn that was created when the goddess Hydaelyn banished the dark god Zodiark, it has existed parallel to Hydaelyn since the dawn of time.

By the time of Shadowbringers, Norvrandt is in the process of being consumed by a Flood of Light, resulting in the world being bathed in perpetual daylight. This was brought on by Warriors of Darkness, heroes who successfully fought and banished the evil forces of the world, only to cause a catastrophic imbalance between Light and Darkness.

While Norvrandt at its base is a perfect reflection of Hydaelyn from the time the worlds split, millenia have passed in the time since. This has resulted in drastic differences in the worlds' histories. Nearly everything familiar between the two worlds goes by a different name, cities appear where there were none in the other world and vice versa. The familiar races of Hydaelyn may all appear in Norvrandt, but their cultures have diverged drastically to the point of being alien.