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Vana'diel (ヴァナ・ディール, Vana Dīru?) is the fictional world in which Square Enix's massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Final Fantasy XI, is set. Unlike many previous Final Fantasy titles, a large number of the locations within the game are available to be accessed by the player from the beginning. The world of Vana'diel is split up into areas known as "regions". Each region is then subdivided into either a field, dungeon or town.
History
The period in Vana'diel's history in which the game takes place is twenty years after the Crystal War, a conflict in which the five dominant races of Vana'diel (Humes, Elvaan, Tarutaru, Mithra, and the Galka) and the Beastmen fought in a massive war that engulfed all of Vana'diel.
Nations, cities and towns
The world of Vana'diel contains many cities and towns which are home to the various races that exist within Final Fantasy XI. Adventurers begin their quests as citizens of one of three major nations: Bastok, San d'Oria or Windurst. Eventually, they will travel to the various other areas throughout their journey.
The Republic of Bastok
The youngest of the three major nations of the Enlightened Races, Bastok was built as a mining community that took hold in the Gustaberg Regions of the Quon continent. Originally a simple mine (Zeruhn Mines) with a few sparse settlements, the area exploded into life in 683 C.E., when the vast resources of the mines allowed for the enterprising Humes to develop innovative technologies that would eventually turn the small mining community into a dominant force in world affairs.
Galkan laborers also make up a large portion of the population. In fact, it is said that the Galkan were reduced to a slave class in Bastok after their homeland of Zepwell Island was overrun by the beastrace known as Anticans. Many historians credit this as being Bastok's true Renaissance, as without the Galka's strength, the city would never have grown as quickly as it had.
The modern-day Republic is run as a democracy, headed by a President who is chosen by popular vote. The current Bastokan Head of State is President Karst, though many view the Metalworks to be the true heart of Bastok. It is there that Chief Engineer Cid and his expansive team of engineers and inventors work tirelessly to create the many technologies that keep Bastok running. It is rumored that Cid has begun to rival the Jeunoan airship technology with that of his own. Darksteel and cermet refinery, mining technologies, elevators, and more were all innovations of the Metalworks.
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