Aymeric de Borel

Ser Aymeric is a non-playable character from Final Fantasy XIV. Introduced in Patch 2.4, he is the Lord Commander of Ishgard's Temple Knights, and becomes a representative of the Holy See to both players and the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.

Appearance and Personality
He's a male Elezen with black hair, garbed in an elegant suit of grey armor with blue cloth adorning it. Though among the highest ranking Ishgardians seen thus far, his behavior is much more pragmatic and open than one might expect of his station.

Story
After the Holy See's long silence towards the other city-states, Ser Aymeric suddenly calls for a meeting with Alphinaud Leveilleur at Camp Dragonhead. Requesting the Adventurer to accompany him to the meeting, Lord Haurchefant shows them to the fort's intercessory where the meeting takes place. After exchanging pleasantries, the meeting begins with Alphinaud urging that Ishgard rejoin the Eorzean Alliance, due to persistent threat posed by Garleans and Primals to the realm. Aymeric disagrees, as the Ixal have so far directed all hostilities to Gridania and not the Holy See, and thus have deemed Natalan to not be a threat. And while they are aware of the Garlean threat and the potential ivasion, the current garrisons have remained quiet since the death of Gaius van Baelsar, and so Ishgard sees no urgency yet. On top of this, all knights are devoted to the Dragonsong War with the Dravanian Horde.

When Alphinaud asks why he called the meeting if Ishgard's policy hasn't changed, Aymeric clarifies he came not just as a representative. In exchange for ensuring the supplies to Revenant's Toll continues, he asks that the Keeper of the Lake in Mor Dhona be watched closely. The dragon star has brightened considerably, and Ishgard's astrologians believe it to be a portent of the resurrection of the wyrmking Midgardsormr. Just as Alphanaud agrees with Aymeric's terms, a House Fortemps knight burst in to inform another caravan was raided by Iceheart's Harriers. In investigating the incident, Alphinaud suddenly realizes that the heretics are trying to summon their Saint Shiva as a Primal. With the threat of heretics escalating, Aymeric dispatches his Temple Knights to Whitebrim Front to assist Lord Drillemont's men in investigating Snowcloak.

After an exploratory search in the Snowcloak tunnel system ended with Iceheart escaping through an Aetheryte, a merchant was caught dealing with the heretics near the Observatorium. This same merchant was wanted by the Crystal Braves for his connections to an Imperial spy known as "the Ivy." After being interrogated by Marshal Ilberd, the merchant was turned over to the Temple Knights for further questioning.

Later, once the threat of Shiva was eliminated, Aymeric called another meeting in Dragonhead. This was the first time the Holy See ever had to deal with a Primal, and thanked the Scions for their aid, as otherwise it was unlikely their knights could've handled such a being. Ishgard had previously stayed out of the Primal affairs, since despite losing two Vigils to the Dravanian Horde, Garuda never once took an opportunity to storm the Gates of Judgement. Aymeric notes the incident with Shiva may lead to a change of policy.

As the subject returned to the matter of the Keeper of the Lake, Alphinaud accused the Holy See of using Revenant's Toll to protect its southern front. Aymeric calmly replied this is true, as it has everything to gain from the settlement flourishing and denying the Horde an avenue of assault. He states that he nobles of Ishgard are reluctant to open trust to outsiders, a stance that he will attempt to slowly improve through his station. He then introduces Lucia, the taciturn knight standing beside him, as his second-in-command and explains to speak with her if he cannot be reached in the future.