Raogrimm Raogrimm is a non - playable Galka character in " Final Fantasy XI " . He was the Talekeeper , a Galka who carries the memories of his people and functions as their cultural leader . He was also regarded as the greatest swordsman among his race . Raogrimm was one of three Mythril Musketeers assigned to the Multinational Expedition to the Northlands ten years before the Crystal War . He never returned from this mission , however . In the voice - acted " Rise of the Zilart " cutscene omnibus , Raogrimm is voiced by . Story . The Talekeeper . Unlike most reincarnated Galka , a Talekeeper remembers his past life . Raogrimm was therefore identified and revered by his people even as a child . This fostered resentment among another Galka child named Deidogg , who was the same age as Raogrimm , but not given any special treatment . Though he was often mean to Raogrimm and disparaged him behind his back , Raogrimm appreciated Deidogg for being the only Galka to treat him as an equal . Raogrimm spent his early days among the Republic of Bastok ' s mining operations . He witnessed the establishment of the Palborough Mines and predicted that the miners would soon encounter an underground Quadav temple . He was proven right but his Galka followers were unable to prevent their Hume associates from using explosives to destroy it . This would be one of many times that Raogrimm found himself frustrated by the unwillingness of Humes to understand the cultures around them . As an adult Raogrimm made a name for himself in the wider world as a Musketeer . He was often sent as an envoy to San d ' Oria and even gifted some of his armor to the kingdom . He traveled as far as Castle Oztroja to obtain materials with which to repay a debt to Deidogg . He defended his comrades from all threats but when ordered to kill Ni ' Ghu Nestfender , an egg keeper , he reported his target slain while sparing the Quadav ' s life . He gathered no trophies and sought no glories . His reputation as a principled warrior spread far and wide . While surveying Davoi Raogrimm caught Oggbi , a Galkan monk , and his Hume pupil , Cornelia , rummaging through the belongings of the local Orcs . When he took an accusatory tone with his kinsman Cornelia jumped to her master ' s defense . Recognizing Raogrimm as the Talekeeper , she asked what an upstanding Musketeer like him would be doing in a hole like Davoi . Intrigued by a Hume that would know of the Talekeeper , Raogrimm briefly bantered with Cornelia until Oggbi interrupted . Raogrimm would later meet Cornelia in Bastok . She had just returned from Mindartia , where she had taken vengeance upon a Yagudo , and was confused by her feelings . Raogrimm suggested that true strength comes from having something to protect . He himself not only protected the lives of his compatriots but two hundred years of Galkan memories . Cornelia wondered if she would ever defend anything so valuable . Shortly afterwards she joined Raogrimm in the Mythril Musketeers . Raogrimm accompanied Cornelia and Ulrich , a Hume warrior , on a variety of missions . Ulrich was the sort to complain about a lack of treasure when slaughtering a room full of egg - defending Quadavs and therefore created tension with the more compassionate Raogrimm . The two maintained some level of friendship , however , or at least created the appearance that Bastok ' s finest Musketeers were not adversaries . In truth Raogrimm and Cornelia had begun a secret and socially forbidden romance and Ulrich ' s heart grew increasingly bitter with jealousy . The Expedition . Bastok ' s leaders obtained information pointing to a powerful energy source beneath Fei ' Yin , a ruined Zilart city . When word leaked of the Republic ' s intentions to control this resource , its politicians saved face by inviting the Kingdom of San d ' Oria and the Federation of Windurst to join the Mythril Musketeers in examining the site . Raogrimm , Cornelia , and Ulrich were therefore joined by Francmage M Mistalle , an Elvaan knight , Iru - Kuiru , a Tarutaru white mage , and Yow Rabntah , a Mithra ranger , in what would be known as the multinational expedition . The unfortunate party accomplished very little at Fei ' Yin . The swarming creatures and unusual devices roaming the ruins were more than the six heroes could handle . Unable to delve deeply enough to discover the ancient city ' s secrets they declared their mission failed . In an effort to salvage their time in the Northlands they decided to scout nearby Xarcabard instead . The expedition split up to explore the snow - covered wasteland . Raogrimm and Ulrich found themselves alone . Unable to tolerate the Talekeeper ' s relationship with Cornelia or sympathy for Beastmen , Ulrich unexpectedly assaulted his companion . Though Raogrimm was the better swordsman , Ulrich gained the upper hand with his surprise attack and incapacitated his former ally . Admitting that he ' d never liked the Talekeeper , Ulrich readied his blade to finish Raogrimm off . Cornelia intervened , however , throwing herself between Raogrimm and Ulrich and taking the killing blow for the Galka . Ulrich , horrified that he had mortally wounded the woman he desired , fled back to the rest of the Expedition , telling a lie that Raogrimm and Cornelia had fallen into a crevice . Despite finding Ulrich ' s story very suspicious , the Expedition was convinced to return home without their missing companions . Abandoned to their fate , Raogrimm despaired as Cornelia died at his side . Succumbing to his own injuries , he was overcome by rage . As his life faded into the frozen plains , Raogrimm ' s intense emotions resonated with a crystal hidden far below the Northlands . The energy resting there , possibly the power of the Dark Divinity himself , embraced the fallen Talekeeper and granted him a new form . He rose from death as the Shadow Lord , a being consumed not only by the fury in Raogrimm ' s heart but by the wrath of all Galka whose memories the Talekeeper carried . Commanding a Kindred army the Shadow Lord made great strides against the people of Vana ' diel . His first order of business was to exact revenge ; he hunted down and killed Ulrich , Francmage , Iru - Kuiru , and Rabntah . The Shadow Lord then rallied the various Beastmen together , compelling them to accept his leadership . He initiated the Crystal War and nearly overwhelmed the Alliance of Altana which formed against him . The Shadow Lord was not invincible , however , and eventually crumbled to the blade of Zeid , a dark knight that had once been Raogrimm ' s countryman . The Shrouded Land . Twenty years pass after the Shadow Lord ' s defeat . Eventually , due to the machinations of Eald ' narche , he is revived and faces Zeid once more . This time the dark knight recognizes the Shadow Lord ' s true identity and calls Raogrimm out of his demonic shell . Reunited after three decades , the Galkas discuss the rage their people carry and how it consumed their Talekeeper . They are interrupted , however , when Eald ' narche arrives to examine his handiwork . Explaining that Raogrimm ' s encounter with the crystal had created a blockage that prevented his plans from advancing , the Zilartian prince celebrates the Talekeeper ' s return by summoning the Crystal Warriors to kill everyone present . Unwilling to see Zeid and his allies defeated , Raogrimm draws on the power of Xarcabard to become the Shadow Lord once more . The Crystal Warriors dispatch him easily but he succeeds in allowing the others to escape . As he passes from the mortal realm Raogrimm is comforted by the presence of Cornelia ' s spirit . He learns that she and the other expedition members had drifted restlessly between reality and the dreamworld of Dynamis for the past thirty years . He also realizes that in the moment he became the Shadow Lord a piece of his soul had broken away and found a home in that unseen realm . Although Raogrimm is freed from his rage , the splinter ' s fury remains . In its lonely years it had become a towering darkness . Wishing to be whole again , this new Shadow Lord , or Dynamis Lord , pulls at Raogrimm ' s spirit . The Talekeeper does not have the strength to resist for long . In desperation he calls out to the adventurers that had joined Zeid against his former self . He implores them to seek a path through the dreamworld and destroy the Dynamis Lord before he unites with him . Unable to communicate further , Raogrimm leaves his fate to others . The spirits of Cornelia , Ulrich , Francmage , Iru - Kuiru , and Rabntah organize those who respond to Raogrimm ' s call . Their makeshift army winds its way across the dreamworld , visiting illusory versions of their home cities and the Northlands . They face the Dynamis Lord himself in a shrouded land derived from Xarcabard . Though his strength is far beyond what the revived Shadow Lord had achieved , they manage to shatter his obsidian form . Finally freed from the last vestiges of rage , Raogrimm hears the voice of Diabolos , the creator of Dynamis . The avatar expresses regret at having allowed Raogrimm into the dreamworld , but notes that an incomplete soul like the Talekeeper ' s can never leave . Diabolos therefore puts Raogrimm to use by ordering him to stand watch until hatred no longer exists . Raogrimm accepts this task and is surprised when his expeditionary companions appear at his side . Each feels some responsibility for the events unleashed by the Shadow Lord and is motivated to share Raogrimm ' s vigil . Cornelia assures him that he no longer needs to bear his burden alone . She commits to staying with him until the world itself is ended .