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When her world and her friends were lost to Time Compression, the Sorceress Rinoa did everything she could to bring it all back. The force of her powers ended up trancending both time, space and dimensions; pulling in not only the pieces of her own world, but also that of another. Vulnerable and damaged by Meteor and it's own defenses, the Planet latched onto the Sorceress' powers to save itself from destruction.
The result was a world where two sets of similar yet different societies must learn to co-exist and help each other adapt to new challenges. It's a good thing both these worlds have people already well-versed in saving the day.
Notes on the making of this map:
- I started out turning the map of 7 upside down, then translated it halfway down the map of 8 to match up a) the icy areas and b) the deserts.
- This worked out surprisingly well, and with a few small exceptions the rest of the landscapes lined up without any major issues – and with some fun coincidences.
- Such as none of the towns or places of interests being buried in a mountain chain; The Temple of the Ancients landing right on Centra's mysterious glittery blue landscape; and 8's Cactuar Island landing almost exactly in the lake outside Lucretia's Cave.
- The Fire Cavern is now located somewhere near the bottom of the North Crater. Hopefully Balamb Garden will change it's pre-requisite for the SeeD field exam...
- I do feel bad for Wutai – I don't think they'll enjoy their new land access to the Island Closest to Heaven.
- I only labeled the stuff that was labeled on the original maps in the games at their endgame; so no secret caves or ruins.
If anyone feels inspired to write a fic set in this merged world, so our favorite characters can interact with each other or react to all the little differences between them, feel free to do so!