Ranperre R d ' Oraguille Ranperre R d ' Oraguille , also known as the Dragon King of San d ' Oria , is a non - playable Elvaan character in " Final Fantasy XI " . During his fifty - year reign he reunited the divided San d ' Orian nation and ushered in an age of prosperity . Though he died three decades before the Crystal War , his actions had critical influence on the conflict . He is buried in an expansive tomb in southern Ronfaure . Ranperre is the father of Grantieul R d ' Oraguille , who succeeded him , and the grandfather of Destin R d ' Oraguille , who occupies his throne in the present day . Story . Ranperre was born during a dark chapter of San d ' Orian history . Decades earlier King Raigegue R d ' Oraguille had suffered an embarrassing defeat to the Republic of Bastok and his brother , Prince Fellenant , had boldly taken control of the Kingdom in an effort to make peace with the southern nation . The tension between the siblings unleashed a brutal civil war that raged for generations . Ranperre , himself a descendant of Fellenant , was embroiled in the conflict even as a child . As the eldest son of the crown prince of West San d ' Oria , Ranperre was groomed for leadership and schooled in the art of war from an early age . Forty years later his father , having ascended to the throne , was assassinated by East San d ' Orian agents . Ranperre therefore became the twenty - fourth king of San d ' Oria . Over the next decade , the new sovereign pressed the eastern kingdom into submission and unified his people after a century of discord . He further secured peace by routing the Orcs and black dragons that plagued the San d ' Orian countryside . One such wyrm , Vrtra , would even be compelled to guard Ranperre ' s future grave . These feats were made possible in part by Lightbringer , a powerful sword of unspecified origin . This blade , when removed from its sheath , absorbs energy from the surrounding environment and converts it into an explosive force . Though it was instrumental to his reign , Ranperre knew that the weapon could devastate Vana ' diel in the wrong hands . He called upon the Marquisate of Tavnazia to shelter Lightbringer and commanded that it never be drawn . Having cemented himself as the greatest monarch in the d ' Oraguille line , Ranperre died at a ripe old age . His cavernous tomb between Ronfaure and Jugner Forest would attest to his majesty throughout the subsequent decades . Strangely , the location of his true resting place within this labyrinth was forgotten only thirty years later amid the chaos of the Crystal War . A false headstone was therefore placed nearby for those who would pay homage to the Dragon King . Legacy . Fifty years after Ranperre ' s passing , a wayfarer named Rochefogne I Tavnazia , the only surviving member of the Tavnazian royal family , visits the Dragon King ' s tomb in an effort to commune with his spirit . In spite of the traditions and warnings given to the Marquisate , Rochefogne had drawn Lightbringer during the Great War and unwittingly unleashed a luminous explosion . Though many Beastmen were slain in the blast and the war ' s course changed for the better , his entire nation was obliterated . The sword was lost in the aftermath . The Tavnazian hopes that Ranperre will help him recover the weapon and prevent any further use . He fails to connect with the king , however , as he kneels before the false grave . The schemes of Shamonde , Papsque of the San d ' Orian Cathedral , lead Ranperre ' s descendants to search for Lightbringer as well . The Dragon King had crafted a stone tablet with instructions for his successors , including a stark admonition regarding the use of his fabled weapon , but Shamonde deliberately mistranslates it to manipulate the d ' Oraguilles into unsheathing the sword . Once the Temple Knights recover the blade , it is employed in a ceremony and nearly destroys San d ' Oria in the same manner as Tavnazia . The last - second intervention of Rochefogne and Princess Claidie prevents Lightbringer ' s activation . Afterward the d ' Oraguilles learn Ranperre ' s true intentions for the heirloom . Having endured a series of related difficulties , they assemble at their ancestor ' s grave and the Dragon King appears before them . Ranperre welcomes his family and pledges to use what little power he retains to seal the weapon . Accepting it from his grandson , he offers encouragement to his heirs and vanishes with the sword in hand . Having rediscovered the Dragon King ' s resting place and freed the world from the threat of Lightbringer , the d ' Oraguilles embark upon a new era for San d ' Oria .