Final Fantasy V: Toki no Hourousha
Author's notes
-by Ajora Fravashi
*Disclaimer - I don't own FFV or the FF OVA (Legend of the Crystals). Square does.

This fanfic novel was originally written in 1998 under my former pen name. Because of the original date and that I've been playing FFV in Japanese for so long, the characters here speak in much the way I've translated them and the names are from the romanji provided in the Japanese strategy guides. So don't expect any contrived psuedo-pirate talk here.

The fic is an attempt to beat the FF OVA into the FFV timeline (or vice versa), and takes place several years after the game's ending. Faris is hooked up with a former crewmember (remember the guy who kept saying "I love you, Captain"? (Or, in Japanese, "Okashira, daisuki yo)), Lenna with Butz, et cetera.

Additionally, the fic will also deal with the past history of FFV that isn't actually mentioned in the game but is revealed in the Japanese strategy guides (i.e. the Dragon War and the role of King Tycoon's father). Also used as reference were excerpts from the FF OVA artbook that explained RaDevil's origins. And among the inspirational sources are an upbringing in anthropology, Persian mythology, and Rose of Versailles. You will indeed see other languages being spoken by any character at any given time, but the meanings are relatively self- explanatory. Persian mythology, particularly the 'heretical' cult of Zurvan, is a major factor though. There are also good reasons for the naming schemes for the most part.

So far, only nine chapters out of who knows how many are written, and I have plans to release one chapter a week until my muse comes back and is willing to let me work on this fic again. Please direct any questions, flames, or constructive criticism to .

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