Ordallia, also known as Ordalia, is a kingdom mentioned in Final Fantasy Tactics. It is a nation state east of Ivalice that defeated Ivalice in the Fifty Years' War. The player never sets foot in this location in-game, but it is mentioned in lore.
History[]
Before Fifty Years' War[]
Ordallia and Ivalice's royal family share a bloodline.[1]
Roughly a century prior to the Fifty Years' War, Ordallia annexed the independent state of Zelmonia. Zelmonia was unhappy with Ordallian rule, and secretly worked unsuccessfully with Ivalice to undermine Ordallia.[2]
Ordallia enjoyed peaceful relations with Ivalice, and the trade city of Sal Ghidos was once the center of trade between the two kingdoms.[3]
Just prior to the Fifty Years' War, Ordallia was ruled by King Devanne III, the nephew to King Denamda II of Ivalice. Devanne III's death led to a crisis, as despite his cousin, Varoi VI, being next in line for the throne, Denamda II proclaimed himself the rightful heir and declared war on Ordallia, beginning the Fifty Years' War.[2]
Fifty Years' War[]
Ivalice took Zelmonia from Ordallia and marched into the Ordallian capital of Viura, but Denamda II succumbed to illness on the road, allowing Ordallia to regroup as Varoi VI forced Ivalicians back to Zelmonia. An impasse followed, broken when the military nation state of Romanda attacked Ivalice on behalf of Varoi VI, a blood relation of the Romandan nobility. Romanda and Ordallia proved too much for Ivalice at first until Denamda II's successor, Denamda IV, successfully led his men to victories against the two, and combined with the outbreak of Black Death in Romanda, forced the Romandan army to withdraw after three years.[2]
Victories at home in Ivalice positioned their Order of the Northern Sky and Order of the Southern Sky to invade Ordallia. However, the low morale and peasant uprisings that followed in both nations forced both to send troops home to pacify their own citizens.[2]
Varoi VI's successor, Prince Lennard, then went onto have great victories for Ordallia against King Denamda IV's successor, King Ondoria III, who was ill-suited to the throne. Lennard's forces retook Zelmonia and advanced into Ivalice, eventually invading Zeltennia. This coupled with domestic strife forced Ivalice's leaders to seek peace, both nations agreeing that a prolonged war would be mutually detrimental, though in reality it was a defeat for Ivalice.[2]
After Fifty Years' War[]
Following the Fifty Years' War, King Lennard continued to rule Ordallia through the events of the War of the Lions.[1] Ordallia is not present in Final Fantasy Tactics as they did not get involved in the war.
Years after the events of Final Fantasy Tactics, Ramza Beoulve led a resistance movement in Ordallia that opposed Ordallia's oppressive regime. It was rumored that Delita Heiral, then king of Ivalice, considered sending troops to Ordalia to quash the resistance, which would have put Ramza and Delita on opposite sides.[4][5]
Geography[]
Ordallia is located east of Ivalice, with a land border along the province of Zelmonia.[1]
Citations[]
References[]
- Square Co., Ltd. (1997). Final Fantasy Tactics [Game]. Square Co., Ltd.. PlayStation.
- Square Enix (2013). Lord of Vermilion III [Game]. Square Enix. Arcade.
- Matsuno, Yasumi [@YasumiMatsuno] (2014, March 18). FFTエンディングで「全員死亡」と受け取られてる方が多いようなので、実は皆がxxxから生還していた…というのを以前から伝えたかったのです。そんな時、LoV3側から依頼があったので「ラムザ以下全員は無事生還した⇒公式設定」とさせてもらいました。 #lovfan [Tweet]. Twitter.
- Square Co., Ltd. (1997). Final Fantasy Tactics [Game]. Square Co., Ltd.. PlayStation.