Final Fantasy XI: A Shantotto Ascension - The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born
ファイナルファンタジーXI 追加シナリオ第三弾 「シャントット帝国の陰謀 ヴァナ・ディール史上最凶の作戦」 Fainaru Fantajī XI tsuika shinario dai san-dan "Shantotto Teikoku no Inbō Vana Dīru Shijō Saikyō no Sakusen"
"A tyrant born of an experiment infernal... A Vana'diel plunged into darkness eternal!"
—Trailer
Final Fantasy XI: A Shantotto Ascension - The Legend Torn, Her Empire Born is the seventh expansion pack for Final Fantasy XI. It can be downloaded through PlayOnline network, or gotten already on the disk in the Ultimate Collection of Final Fantasy XI. It is part of a series of three expansions for Final Fantasy XI, the other two being Final Fantasy XI: A Crystalline Prophecy - Ode of Life Bestowing, and Final Fantasy XI: A Moogle Kupo d'Etat - Evil in Small Doses. Like the other two "expansion chapters", it focuses more on exploring the story behind Final Fantasy XI than adding new locations.
The story centers upon the eccentric professor Shantotto, returning to Windurst after an unexplained absence. She then begins to shock her colleagues with outrageous behavior, nothing like her old self. Shantotto then goes as far as to declare herself the ruler of her own personal empire. Adventurers must go out into the world to discover the source behind Shantotto's change in character, eventually learning the truth behind her unexplained absence.