Cid nan Garlond

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.

In Their Own Story

The Adventurers, with the aid of Garlean defector Cid nan Garlond, discover that Nael van Darnus has set up a beacon for summoning Dalamud in the new fortress of Castrum Novum. While each nation makes individual attempts to storm the fortress, they are repelled. Faced with this, their leaders form a pact and unite the nations under the banner of the Eorzean Alliance. Now united, the nations, aided by Adventurers, successfully storm Castrum Novum and destroy the beacon.

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.

Did You Know?

• Cid nan Garlond is a Garlean defector who aids the Adventurers in the original Final Fantasy XIV.
• With Cid's help, the Adventurers discover that Nael van Darnus set up a beacon for summoning Dalamud in Castrum Novum.
• Cid's assistance is instrumental in the Eorzean Alliance's successful storming of Castrum Novum and destruction of the beacon.
• The source does not specify Cid's role after the destruction of the beacon, as Nael then makes herself into a second beacon.