Estinien Wyrmblood - Scions of the Seventh Dawn - The Azure Dragoon

Estinien Wyrmblood is a character in Final Fantasy XIV. He is the current Azure Dragoon, and mightiest hero of Ishgard. Bearer of the Eye, an ancient relic plucked from the great wyrm Nidhogg, he wields the power of dragons. Long absent from his post, Estinien has returned to Ishgard to drive back the ancient enemy of his people. Introduced in the Dragoon job quests, Estinien has a greater role in the events of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward. He will appear in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker as a Trust party member. When his inner dragon senses Nidhogg #39;s awakening, Estinien steals the Eye in an attempt to lure the dragon. The Eye is an Ishgardian relic that grants the power of the dragon to a chosen soul who becomes known as the Azure Dragoon. Estinien hides in Twelveswood where he meets the Adventurer, a Wood Wailer hired by Alberic to locate Estinien in the forest. To Estinien #39;s surprise, the Eye awakens in the adventurer #39;s presence and for the first time grants its powers to a second Azure Dragoon in the same generation. Estinien believes this means they both have the same goal and invites the adventurer to join him in his hunt for Nidhogg. Eventually the Eye reveals the truth about the devastation of Ferndale and Estinien turns his spear against Alberic. The adventurer defends Alberic, but Estinien gives in to the power of Nidhogg and disappears. Legacy quests involving Estinien, including #34;Unfading Scars #34; and #34;Double Dragoon #34;, were later repurposed into the A Realm Reborn Dragoon questline. The majority of the plot and dialogue were unchanged. The timing of Nidhogg #39;s reawakening was also forward to just prior to the first expansion, Heavensward. Therefore, this period of Estinien #39;s story may no longer be canon.