Final Fantasy 14: A Deep Dive Into Ascians
Ascians are known as the main antagonists of Final Fantasy 14, dedicated to bringing chaos to Eorzea so they can resurrect their god, Zodiark. Throughout the expansions, more has been revealed about these characters, and by the end of Endwalker they have been humanized thanks to their tragic history.
There is a lot to know about Ascians, from its members to their abilities and history. While Final Fantasy 14's Endwalker expansion has wrapped up the story of Zodikark and Hydaelyn, there is a chance players have not heard the last of Ascians and their influence on the world. After all, it was their influence that caused the Calamities shaping Eorzea's history.
Final Fantasy 14: Every Calamity, Explained
Ascians are what remain of the ancient race of Etheirys before it and its people were split into 14 pieces. These 14 pieces made worlds with fragmented souls living in them, having no memory of being ancients or Etheirys. Only three ancients survived this event with their souls not split, and they were all a part of the Convocation of the Fourteen — basically the government of Etheirys. These survivors were Emet-Selch, Lahabrea, and Elidibus. After these events, they founded the Ascians with the goal of rejoining the fragments together to remake Etheirys and its people. To rejoin the fragments together, they needed to destroy the 14 worlds.
Realizing they could not do this on their own, the three unsundered Ascians recruited fragments of their old colleagues, such as Fandanial. This created the beginning of Ascian ranks, with the three unsundered at the top and those fragments of ancients that were once members of the Convocation of the Fourteen below them. These Ascians with fragmented souls were called Overlords. Below them
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