Cid nan Garlond
The Garlean defector who helps the Adventurers uncover the truth about Dalamud.
Cid nan Garlond is a Garlean defector who aids the Adventurers in their fight against the Garlean Empire. He is first as a Garlean defector who assists the Adventurers in discovering that Nael van Darnus has set up a beacon for summoning Dalamud in the fortress of Castrum Novum.
Lore & Background
Cid nan Garlond is introduced as a Garlean defector who provides crucial assistance to the Adventurers. With his aid, the Adventurers discover that the Garlean Legatus Nael van Darnus has set up a beacon for summoning Dalamud, the planet's second moon, in the new fortress of Castrum Novum. His defection from the Garlean Empire and his technical knowledge are instrumental in the Eorzean Alliance's efforts to stop Nael's plan to bring the moon down on Eorzea.
Reader's Guide
Cid nan Garlond is a Garlean defector who provides critical intelligence and technical support to the Adventurers. His knowledge of Garlean technology and operations helps the Eorzean Alliance identify and destroy the beacon Nael van Darnus set up in Castrum Novum to summon Dalamud. After the beacon is destroyed, Nael makes herself into a second beacon, and though she is defeated by the Adventurers, Dalamud has descended too far for it to return into orbit. Cid's role is limited to this assistance in the original Final Fantasy XIV storyline.
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