[return to ivalice] Unfolded far east map (SPOILER)

[Sounsyy]

The thing that has been bugging me about the map fran is using is where does the cartographer hail from if they are from Garlemald it would make more sense why Dalmasca is noted rather than Rabanastre but if they hail from Dalmasca why not name the city Rabanastre. Lea Monde being absent might be because something bad happened there or the map itself is much older than Lea Monde existence

There's more talk about this over in this thread~

Also the first character is the same as the first character in Yanxia, so seems like a Y not a V.

Capital Y's and V's are very similar in Eorzean, but if you look closely at V's, the downward stroke connects at the very bottom point of the letter, while in the Y's there's the tiniest bit of tail hanging down from where the two strokes intersect. But the port city is Valnain, and it gets some mentions in both the lore book and the Ivalice raid text.

Encyclopedia Eorzea II: "The mention of Dalmasca conjures images of a kingdom rising from the desert, but at the edge of the sands lies the port city of Valnain, known for its history as a center for shipping. In the Valnard Sea to the south, a lighthouse perches on the lip of the Ridorana Cataract - a gaping maw in the ocean believed to lead into the seventh hell. This spire illuminates the path to the northern sea routes, and thence to the docks of Valnain. With advances in Gyr Abanian navigation techniques, overland caravans slowly gave way to merchant ships, but Dalmasca’s hold on the shipping lanes ensured its continued prosperity.”