1529. Jehan (better known as Jehannot) is the youngest son born to the de Foudrais, a lesser Ishgardian noble house. His family is often accused of less savory practices in effort to gain the High Houses’ good graces. He has little interest in becoming a Temple Knight like his brothers, which sets the stage for his eventual estrangement.

1535. Tierre (suffix dropped for personal reasons) is born to a well-off Keeper family in Sharlayan, and embraces the heavy emphasis on scholarly pursuits in which he is raised.

1537. Emii’a is born to a Hyur father and a Keeper mother who remained in southern Ilsabard. While the couple were blessed with a daughter two years prior, his father pressured his wife to bear him a son despite numerous complications in rearing a mixed-breed child. Shortly after birth, his mother and sister mysteriously vanish whilst his father becomes increasingly fanatical.

1547. The starry-eyed Tierre migrates to Idyllshire where he eventually comes across an old forgotten tome detailing red magicks and finds he has a knack for this “lost” art; Emii’a is presented to the Garlean Empire by his father—the move of a desperate man looking to earn citizenship through a radical display of devotion.

1551. After a disastrous tale of hubris gone wrong, Tierre gets embroiled with the de Foudrais—and, given his dueling prowess, is forced to serve as the family’s proxy in Trial by Combat. Jehannot helps him escape to keep his family from falling further out of the Holy See’s grace. Tierre is subsequently shunned by his fellow Sharlayans for “involving” himself in Eorzean affairs; Emii’a, whose named was changed to Jannus, is one of the youngest conscripted into the Garlean military after showing considerable promise in swordplay. Unable to return to either Idyllshire or Sharlayan, Tierre wearily travels to the far edges of Gyr Abania to learn more of red magicks but is captured by a group of Garlean Imperials. Noting his versatility on the battlefield, he is thus conscripted into the Garlean military where, in an ironic twist of fate, he meets Jannus. Given the latter’s aptitude for learning magicks due to not being of Garlean descent, Tierre is forced to instruct the seemingly cold-hearted and aloof Jannus. Unbeknownst to the Empire, the two manage to form a strong bond against—or perhaps, due to—the odds.

Meanwhile in Old Sharlayan, Kiahna (half-Seeker, half-Keeper—a Sharlayan native) becomes enamored with the lesser known work of Professor L’ruadhan Tia, a Seeker hailing from the Viper (L) Tribe who made his way to Sharlayan on a journey of discovery. The two form a working relationship that soon turns romantic, resulting in Kiahna’s expectancy; in fact, it is told that she presented her Archon thesis whilst in labor.

1553. Birth of L’aurehn (“golden”) and L’ilise (“from the blessed isle”).

1555. Tierre and Janus have become recognized on the battlefield as the Bloody Rose Dyad, renowned for their fighting style that draws a bouquet of blood with their fast and poignant combos; Jehannot leaves Ishgard with lute in hand to wander the world outside his country’s staunch borders.

1556. After an incident causes Jannus’s life to be nearly forfeit, Tierre manages to convince him to defect, the two making it as far as the Twelveswood.

1557. An expedition in the Black Shroud goes terribly wrong: both L’ruadhan and Kiahna unwittingly become victims of the Elementals invoking Greenswrath (hypothesized by L’ruadhan to be a form of “dynamis”) upon some poachers during their observation. Whilst Tierre and Jannus discover Lisie in the foliage, Jehannot in his wanderings happens upon Rehn lost, alone, and looking for aid. Thus, the twins are unintentionally separated.

Tierre and Janus continue their escape with Lisie to the farthest corner of Eorzea—the maritime haven situated by the large island of Vylbrand—where they eventually make names for themselves as sell-swords. There are whispers regarding their past but the city-state’s proclivity towards piracy keep the murmurs at bay; Jehannot continues his transient lifestyle with Rehn, entertaining crowds at various settlements in and around the Twelveswood where an array of adventurers’ tales and verses from all across Eorzea are shared with them.

As a result, Lisie grows up moderately privileged within the bustling port whilst Rehn lives harmoniously off the land, bartering for a place to rest his head or a warm meal when the need arises.

1562. Sharlayans abandon their colony in the Dravanian Hinterlands.

After witnessing one of the Songstress of Ul’dah’s performances at a parade (despite the Goobbue attack), Lisie becomes enraptured by the art of dance. Unexplained visions soon haunt the twins—for Lisie, the atrocities her fathers committed while serving the Garlean Empire. In time, she comes to accept that the whispers are likely true, yet sees that the men who raised her do not resemble those accounts, allowing the present to speak for itself; for Rehn, the abandonment by his father figure, a woman’s face who resembles his own, and harsh snowfields. Though he dare not speak of these visions, his relationship with Jehannot steadily grows more strained and he develops a bit of a rebellious streak. He resorts to reckless, less scrupulous practices to earn his keep, sneaking off for days on end; however, he sparks his own passion in history, architecture, and ancient culture after stumbling upon the Dravanian Hinterlands and witnessing what the Sharlayans left behind in their exodus.

1569. As her passion in dance flourishes, Lisie becomes more and more disillusioned with arcanism. Her best friend referred to as Tink, a Bozjan refugee who works as a retainer for coin, is paramount in Lisie deciding to pursue her dreams. She begins moonlighting as a dancer at the Drowning Wench where she hears of Radz-at-Han, the homeland of dancers, and is offered a chance to become an understudy there; as Rehn’s relationship with Jehannot continues to deteriorate and with his visions grow more lucid during his travels to Vylbrand, he also makes the abrupt decision to sail to Thavnair. Their parting gifts are Menphina’s Earring and the Wayfarer’s Necklace respectively. Unfortunately with Rehn’s poor sense of direction, he accidentally winds up voyaging to Tural.

1572. Seventh Umbral Calamity.

With Dalamud’s descent looming ever closer, Tierre and Jannus fight gallantly alongside the Maelstrom against the Garleans in the Battle of Carteneau, seeking both revenge and redemption. Fearing their lives were forfeit, Lisie contends with travel restrictions and formalities to return to Limsa Lominsa. She reunites with her beloved parents, still with breath in their lungs and aether in their veins, amidst Eorzea’s destruction; Rehn also makes his return to Eorzea, fearing the worst for his mentor and his homeland. He is surprised at the sudden change to Coerthas, recognizing it from his vision over a decade prior. After secretly confirming Jeannot is none the worse for wear, any vestiges of pursuing his visions are abandoned, replaced instead with a desire to actively avoid them.

1573. With the dawn of the Seventh Umbral Era heralding efforts to rebuild and restore, Lisie does not hesitate to use her newly acquired knowledge and skills to mend the spirits of the Eorzean people. Her efforts began in Ul’dah and later Costa del Sol at the beck and whim of Master Gegeruju. This, of course, placed her in several moral dilemmas, out of which she was able to cultivate strong business acumen and savviness to navigate the ever-increasing socio-political tensions between city-states.

1574. Rehn is recruited as a chocobo hunter after a trapper from Tailfeather witnesses how he interacts with the wild chocobos in Chocobo Forest. He ends up in a very brief romantic relationship with Y’sayle that ends as quickly as it began (and results in his facial scar).

1575. Lisie becomes founder of her own troupe, Troupe IX Vitae, with a sole benefactor: an Ul'dahn entrepreneur known as Au Gratin. A willingness to take on far-flung contracts, getting people of import to her performances, and whispering in the right ears had her known in a few circles as a source of information and influence.

1577. Rehn loses a bet with his fellow hunters and has to trek from Tailfeather to Camp Dragonhead with a rare black chocobo from the coveted Ouranos line; meanwhile, stories of Lisie’s troupe’s exploits reach unexpected ears, and she receives a cordial invitation to perform at Camp Dragonhead. This provides a rare opportunity to set the wheels in motion for cultural outreach given the Holy See’s firm stance on outsiders in Ishgard proper.