Ritz

[Skyblade]

"Long before the times that history remembers, there was an age of great magic in an anciet land called Kiltia. When the great glood swept over the world, the culture perished, but a key to its magic and secrets -- a book called the Grand Grimoire -- is said to have survived. It it foretold that the one who holds the ancient text will be be able to change the world. Many have sought the book, but none have ever found it. Though the ages, many legends were written about the Grand Grimoire, but legends are often forgotten. Those who once knew it called it... The Final Fantasy. One day in the peaceful, snow-covered town of St. Ivalice, a young boy named Mewt discoveres a mysterious book with no title in the local bookstore. Little do Mewt and friends Marche and Ritz realize that they will soon begin the greatest adventure of their lives."

Taken from the official strategy guide. Do more research. :P

Unfortunately for you, the strategy guide isn't considered canon, since it wasn't written by Square. The description given in the instruction book is this:

"An Ancient Book:
Long before Noah built his ark, the tales tell of an ancient land called Kiltia...a world where swords and sorcery reigned.

Its learning and power were swept away in the great flood, but one clue to its secrets remained: an ancient book known as the Gran Grimoire, hidden in darkness by the powers that once were.

It is not certain how many copies of the book still exist, but it is said that whoever should hold one holds the power to change the world.

Many lived out their days searching the world for surviving copies, but none were ever found.

You're contradicting yourself. The description you supplied is basically the same as the one I posted.

No contradiction at all. The in game one has a couple differences. Failing to notice them is your error, not mine. First, the book is not called "The Final Fantasy". That is a totally incorrect view supplied by the writer of that guide and not supported by any canon evidence. Second, no one said that the book in the store didn't have a title. The title just couldn't be read.

Now, pay very close attention to the verb there. It says "holds the power to change the world." Change, not go back in time. When they go back in time, it isn't to a land called Kiltia, it is to Ivalice. No mention is made in the game of Kiltia, ever. It is not used by any of the inhabitants of Ivalice to name their world, it is never mentioned at all, save in a single line in the instruction manual.

You may have misinterpreted my post. When I said that Ivalice was the historicial version of St. Ivalice, I didn't necessarily mean that all the events taking place therein actually happened -- I'm saying that what goes on in Mewt's head is inspired by the actual history of their present day world. i.e., Bangaas, Moogles, Nu Mou, and so forth are creatures which existed in their world's past. This is evident by the manual's (and strategy guide's) description. How you can think otherwise is beyond me.

Nothing in the game's description of the past world mentions the other races, and nothing in the description of the book nor the information given in game indicates that the book takes anything except for its power from the past.

Secondly, Kiltia would be the proper name of the world -- not the specific countryside of Ivalice where all the game's events take place. You seem to have mixed them up.

*Sigh* Forget it.

On a side note, I think there's likely a mistranslation between the Japanese and localized versions of the game. This has probably contributed to some of your confusion about the storyline.

You think there is a mistranslation, so therefore everything that the game tells us is wrong? Sorry, but no.

Now, before I say anymore, I suggest you actually play the game, since they only tell you that it is based on Mewt's dreams about 200 times.

You're getting hyper-sensitive over nothing. I only came in here to offer what insight I have into the game's timeline. If that doesn't settle well with your opinion, then I suggest you learn to get over it.

Any proper response to this would likely get me banned, so I'm just going to quit arguing. Ignore what the game tells us. I don't care.