Zelmonia is a nation state mentioned in Final Fantasy Tactics. It was an ally of Ivalice during the Fifty Years' War which Ivalice fought against Ordallia. The player never sets foot in Zelmonia in-game, but it is mentioned in lore.
History[]
Zelmonia was an independent state a century prior to the Fifty Years' War, but had been annexed by Ordallia. The Zelmonian leadership and nobility grew tired of Ordallian rule and worked with Ivalice. Ivalice at first aided the province in an effort to weaken Ordallia, but when this failed, the Zelmonian leadership and nobility secretly partitioned Ivalice to become involved more directly. As such, the Fifty Years' War was started with the goal of liberating Zelmonia (but under a pretext of Ivalice' King Denamda II declaring himself rightful heir of Ordallia).[1]
Ivalician forces successfully reclaimed Zelmonia, but then extended the war effort to invade the Ordallian capital. After King Denamda II passed away, Ordallia regrouped and pushed the Ivalicians back to Zelmonia, leading to an impasse until Romanda invaded Ivalice two years later.[1]
Much later in the war, after Ivalice King Denamda IV's sudden death, the Ordallian Prince Lennard defeated the troops stationed in Zelmonia, and thereafter advanced into Ivalice. Not long after, a treaty was signed ending the war.[1][note 1]
Auracite was found in the ruins of Zelmonia during the War of the Lions.[2]