Liberi Fatali

By some twist of fate, the heroes of our game grew up together in the same orphanage. The end of the Sorceress War between Adel and Esthar left a scar on each of the children; the battle had taken the lives of their parents and thus they somehow ended up in the little white lighthouse on the edge of Centra. The group dubbed the "Orphanage Gang" consists of seven members - Squall Leonhart, Seifer Almasy, Zell Dincht, Selphie Tilmitt, Irvine Kinneas, Ellone Leonhart/Loire, and Quistis Trepe herself. A woman called Matron, otherwise known as Edea Kramer, took care of all these children and loved them all like a mother but would later become their adversary while being possessed by an evil sorceress from the future named Ultimecia.

The group called SeeD and its organization was founded off the ideas of Edea Kramer herself; weak and dying, the sorceress Ultimecia from the future passes on her powers to a young Edea on the shores of Centra right after Edea had met with an adult Squall - from that moment, their Matron knew her children would be fated to save the world from evil and havoc. She founds Garden alongside her husband, Cid Kramer.

During these younger years, all of the children established roles in their lives that would later become the personas of their future. Squall, who during his childhood spent most of his time pining away for "Sis" to come back, would become their broody yet fearless leader; Seifer, who spent most of his time bullying the children, would become a sorceress' knight and their foe; Zell, who was always energetic and eager to learn, would become their energy in times of low morale; Selphie, ever vigorous and care-free, would become their their spirit and life; Irvine, the laid-back cowboy with ever-so-smooth words, would become their balance and calm; and Ellone, the sister and figure everyone looked up to, would become their link between the present, past, and future. Rinoa, once she comes, will become their innocence and their personal link to the sorceress - as she becomes one herself, once Edea passes her powers onto her.

And Quistis? Quistis, the one who was constantly breaking up fights between Seifer and Squall and Seifer and Zell, the one who tried so hard to fill Ellone's shoes when she left, and the who looked over every one of the children next to Matron, would become the Gang's mediator, protector, and teacher. Although sometimes "bossy little Quisty" can delve a little too much into matters, she has their best interests at heart: it might not be coincidence that this older figure quickly rose through the ranks to become the children's Instructor.

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