_________The Mankind Era
An history heard by all, forcefully swallowed by some, and revered by others. Few still remembering it entirely.
The Centra civilisation, also known as Centra Empire, saw daylight 4000 years ago, or so will we count. They lived in peace for hundreds and hundreds of years. They built a single but huge city on the southern continent, but did not seemed to explore a lot.
On each generation, a very small number of young girls were given fragments of Hyne's own power. These rare persons were called sorceress. They helped the Centra society, for they had inherited strange powers. During the years, Centra tried to understand this energy, in result they created impressive magical technology and found the existence of the mystics Guardian Forces.
_________The First Lunar Cry
Following the archives, it started around 3900, more than a hundred year ago. There was some unexplainable violence, and people became selfish. The first Lunar Cry known to human occured. Thousands of evil creatures from the Moon kept falling, forming a bloody bridge to Earth. Animals and pacific creatures of the Earth were killed, or somehow turned into horrible monsters. Centra's people spread around the world, escaping in mobile shelters, and living their once-wonderful city behind them. The monsters completly ruined the Centra empire, and only pieces of burnt land remain today. The escaped citizens divided into two groups, the Western and the Eastern. The Moon monster breeded, and invaded to rest of the world.
Since they mostly spread on the eastern land, and also because of the temperate climate, Esthar soon became really advanced in technology. The other side became the world like we know it, Galbadia being the first permanent city created. They had left quickly, and with no methods of communication, the western land never knew what happened to the others who went elsewhere. The two society divided, and Esthar stayed closed and secret. Even now, nobody really knows if Esthar exist or not. There are rumors and legends, not more.
_________The Troubles
Timber and Balamb were created respectively in 3971 and 3973. Dollet followed a year after, principally to install a communication facility. Galbadia had spread a lot. In 3982 (40 years ago) the galbadian army took control of Timber. A year after, a strange phenomenon occured, the Radio Interference. Almost all radio communication facilities were shut down because of the noise across all frequencies. Short transmissions are still possible, but most country now communicate through the use of HD cables running underground. The only radio communication facility still 'almost' operationnal is the Dollet Communication Tower.
The first Garden was created in 3988. With the financial help of an unknown shumi and the moral help of his wife the sorceress Edea, Cid Kramer created the Balamb Garden from an ancient Centra shelter. Galbadia(also on a Centra shelter) and Trabia Garden respectively followed. The Gardens were supposed to be neutral organizations. 12 years after, the Timber Owls, leaded by the well-known Rinoa Heartily and the famous Balamb SeeDs, declared the Timber independance. Some say it started the Galbadian moves. The longly forgotten Sorceress Edea(said to have been possessed by Ultimecia, a sorceress from futur), gained control of Galbadia, and ultimatly the Galbadia Garden. Fortunatly, the bold SeeDs, led by the legendary Squall Leonheart, stopped her machiavelics schemes. The Trabia Garden was destroyed by galbadian missiles during the fights, and a similar (but missed) attempt was made against Balamb Garden, who used the shelter's technology to escape the attack.
While constant battle were raging, a second Lunar Cry fell upon Earth, bringin back to life an ancient imprisonned Sorceress, Adel. But Esthar was prepared.
Though Esthar was in a way discovered, they still keep their secret and their doors closed, and most people are still unaware of their presence. The world now live an era of peace, each day help in controlling the breeding monsters from the moon.
But the Great Hyne, creator of mankind, did not settled this world for peace.