In the beginning of the game Serdio is split up into the Duchy of Basil (North of Serdio on the World Map) and Imperial Sandora (South of Serdio on the World Map) because Serdio is currently in a civil war. King Albert lead Basil with grace and kindness, while his cruel uncle, Emperor Doel, ruled Sandora with an iron fist. The ongoing war began 20 years ago when Doel assassinated Albert's father, King Carlo. He claimed that his reason for doing this was "to save Serdio from an incompetent leader named Carlo." Later in the war, a knight from the Second Knighthood of the Duchy of Basil named Greham betrayed and murdered his old friend and fellow knight, Servi Slambert. Doel gave him the Dragoon Spirit of the Jade Dragoon, which gave him control over the Green-Tusked Dragon Feyrbrand. Feyrbrand's position in Sandora has given Emperor Doel the power he needed to tip the long standing war in his favor. Lavitz, the son of Servi, wants revenge and eventually gets it when he and Dart defeat both Greham and Feyrbrand.