 In Dalmasca 's capital city of Rabanastre , Princess Ashe of Dalmasca and Prince Rasler of Nabradia have just wed , as the Archadian Empire invades the two countries . Rasler is killed in the war , the city of Nabudis destroyed in a single explosion , and the Dalmascan king Raminas is assassinated moments after signing a treaty of surrender . Marquis Ondore announces that the assassin was Dalmascan captain Basch , who has been sentenced to death , and that Princess Ashe has committed suicide . 
