Long, long ago, an ancient race, descended from the gods, flourished in Vana'diel. They traveled through the sky, extracted
gold from stones, and gave birth to grasslands across the world.
But one day, they decided to build a pathway to the divine entrance of paradise. Enraged by such a brazen display of insolence,
the holy gatekeeper destroyed their path and cast their homes to the bottom of the sea.
Shortly thereafter, the goddess Altana awakened and saw the ruin that had had once been Vana'diel. Saddened, She wept five
divine tears. When the five tears fell upon the earth, they gave life to the five races of Vana’diel.
