Cid nan Garlond

===''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]''===
[[File:Cid disguise.jpg|thumb|right|Cid living as "Marques".]]
The Warrior of Light finds an [[Amnesia (term)|amnesiac]] Cid in a [[Thanalan]] at the Church of Saint Adama Landama, cloaked in priestly robes being cared for by the priest Father [[Iliud]] under the name Marques. The Warrior of Light assists him with his duties at the temple, although neither party thinks anything of it at the time.

Some time later the Warrior of Light returns to the church after the Garleans' attack on the [[Waking Sands]] seeking Father Iliud's aid in tending to the deceased. [[Alphinaud Leveilleur]] seeks the aid of Cid and his airship to confront [[Garuda (Final Fantasy XIV)|Garuda]]. Arousing Cid's buried memories, he agrees to accompany the pair to Coerthas to help find his missing airship and uncover the missing pieces of his memories. He bids farewell to Father Iliud and thanks him for caring for him as if he were his own son and saving his life after he was injured in the Calamity.

Following the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud to [[Ishgard]], Cid remains frustrated with his amnesia as he aids the people with his mechanical expertise despite not knowing why he has these skills. Eventually tracking down the airship to the [[Stone Vigil]], Cid does emergency maintenance on it when [[Lahabrea]] awakens the dragon Isgebind and nearly destroys it.

[[File:Cid Enterprise.jpg|thumb|left|Cid at the helm of his airship.]]
Narrowly escaping, the party returns to [[Gridania]] where Cid informs the Warrior of Light that in its current condition not even the ''Enterprise'' could brave the winds of the Howling Eye and reach Garuda. Cid sends the Warrior of Light on an errand for a corrupted [[Crystal (term)|crystal]], giving him a way to pierce the veil. Finishing the modifications to his airship, Cid takes the wheel and recalls his memories from before meteorfall. He thanks the Warrior of Light for helping him recover the missing pieces of his past.

Sailing to the Howling Eye, Cid and Alphinaud come to the aid of the [[Kobold]]s and [[Amalj'aa]] that had been kidnapped by the [[Ixal]] to prevent them from summoning their own [[primal]] while the adventurers are left to face Garuda themselves. Unable to free the creatures in time, [[Ifrit (Final Fantasy XIV)|Ifrit]] and [[Titan (Final Fantasy XIV)|Titan]] are summoned alongside Garuda and nearly begin a catastrophic battle only to be interrupted by Gaius and his [[Ultima Weapon (Final Fantasy XIV)|Ultima Weapon]], which absorbs the primals and takes their power as its own.

Finding their courage, the party returns to Ishgard in hopes of locating and rescuing Cid's assistants, Biggs and Wedge. Finding Biggs wounded in the snow, they locate Wedge and save him from his imperial pursuers reuniting Garlond Ironworks once more. Regrouping with [[Yda Hext]] and [[Y'shtola Rhul]] in the Waking Sands, the group begins to hatch a rescue for their captured allies being held in Castra Centri.

[[File: Capturing Magitek Armor.jpg|thumb|right|Garlond Ironworks capture a magitek armor.]]
Setting up [[linkshell]] interference, the group secures a [[Magitek Armor]] as well as imperial military uniforms to aid in their infiltration of the Garlean stronghold, only to learn that the power source of the machine had been damaged. Cid sends the Warrior of Light to find a Marmet Heart to power the rundown machina, and upon installation the Magitek Armor unexpectedly takes a life of its own.

As the Warrior of Light escapes from Castra Centri with prisoners in tow, Cid saves his allies with the ''Enterprise'' after they are cornered by Garlean troops allowing them to escape Ultima Weapon. Together with the [[Scions of the Seventh Dawn]] and the leaders of the Grand Companies of Eorzea, they forge an ambitious plan to cut off Castrum Meridanum from its allies and infiltrate the Praetorium inside to eliminate the Ultima Weapon.

[[File:Cid Piloting Magitek Armor.jpg|thumb|left|Cid aids in the attack.]]
Aiding the Warrior of Light destroy the defenses in the Castrum, Cid commandeers the imperial Magitek Armor called the Black Eft and supplies the party with backup until the armor is overclocked, using its main cannon to destroy a barrier. When he returns to find [[Livia sas Junius]]'s broken and defeated body, he cannot help but feel a kinship to the woman who only wanted the affection of their shared father.

[[File:Cid and Gaius's last meeting.jpg|thumb|right|Cid learns the truth of his father's madness.]]
Regrouping once the defenses are taken down, Cid ferries the Warrior of Light into the heart of the Castrum and into the Praetorium where he meets with Gaius who still hopes to convince his young ward to rejoin his side. Gaius tells him of his father's final words and offers him clemency along with a place at his side as his greatest lieutenant and chief engineer. Not to be swayed, the two part for the final time. Cid takes control of the security center of the Praetorium, guiding the party through linkshell to the Ultima Weapon. Encountering Nero, Cid learns of the other engineer's hatred and deep-seated jealousy of him.

As the linkpearls' connection fades, he warns the party of Gaius and tells them not to die because they are "too bloody useful".

====A Realm Awoken====
{{Q|Technology should never be allowed to imprison people. That's a hard lesson I learned from watching Gaius...and my father.|Cid nan Garlond}}
Following the downfall of Gaius and the destruction of the Ultima Weapon, Cid joins with [[Rammbroes]] and the [[Sons of Saint Coinach]] in their investigation of the [[Crystal Tower (Final Fantasy XIV)|Crystal Tower]]. As it is an Allagan relic like the Ultima Weapon and Dalamud, Cid feels compelled to investigate it lest it be misused.

To break the first defenses leading to the tower, the "Eight Sentinels," Cid has to assemble makeshift "fangs" using flawless elemental crystals retrieved from primal priests at [[beastmen]] strongholds. These fangs overload the barriers and shatter the statues, clearing the path to the Labyrinth of Ancients.

After the Warrior of Light clears a path through the labyrinth and defeats [[Phlegethon (Final Fantasy XIV)|Phlegethon]], Cid and the team rejoin to survey the area. With the path to the foot of the tower open, they return to the camp to prepare for whatever may lie within the crystalline structure.

====Defenders of Eorzea====
After learning the history of the Crystal Tower from [[Doga (Final Fantasy XIV)|Doga]] and [[Unei (Final Fantasy XIV)|Unei]], and reluctantly allowing his rival Nero, now exiled from the Garlean Empire, to join the group, Cid makes his way to the top of the tower alongside the Warrior of Light. Following the defeat of [[Xande (Final Fantasy XIV)|Xande]] at the tower's peak, a dark portal appears, and a mysterious entity captures Doga, Unei, and Nero. Cid returns to the camp with the others to plan a strategy. He emphasizes the importance of rescuing Nero, if only to prevent him from accomplishing any future mischief.

====Before the Fall====
Cid develops a way to open a portal to the [[World of Darkness (Final Fantasy XIV)|World of Darkness]] to allow the Warrior of Light and [[G'raha Tia]] to venture within. After the defeat of the [[Cloud of Darkness (Final Fantasy XIV)|Cloud of Darkness]], he personally saves Nero, much to the latter's chagrin. He witnesses the sealing of the tower before departing, the group's goal now completed.

After the Scions are accused of assassinating [[Nanamo Ul Namo]] and pursued by the corrupt [[Brass Blades]] and the [[Crystal Braves]], Cid is called in by [[Pipin Tarupin]] and meets up with the Warrior of Light and Alphinaud Leveilleur, the only two Scion leaders to escape, and carries them to safety in the ''Enterprise''. At Alphinaud's request, he drops them off at [[Coerthas Central Highlands]].