
Cid defected from Garlemald with his shop-hands Biggs and Wedge and was given a pair of goggles by the Warrior of Light who had brought them to him with the Echo. Cid abandoned his homeland after the Incident, blaming himself for failing to stop his father and for the resulting devastation of Project Meteor.

Ultimately Cid's protestations proved true: when the transmitter was activated, it triggered an energy discharge from Dalamud that completely obliterated Bozja Citadel and the surrounding city, killing Midas along with countless others in what would become known as the Bozja Incident. Though Cid's research suggested the transmitter could not handle the incredible power contained within Dalamud, his father refused to listen to his son, going so far as too shoot him for interfering. Mid's Project Meteor work eventually led him to create a transmitter at Bozja Citadel to draw energy from the red moon, Dalamud. Under Gaius's guardianship Cid earned the ire and jealousy of Nero tol Scaeva after being appointed a Minister of Industry. When Mid became enthralled with Project Meteor, Cid began to grow distant and was taken in by his father's friend, Gaius van Baelsar, who raised him to adulthood as if Cid was his own son. He catapulted into fame and popularity for his advancements in the field.


Cid was born to Grand Minister of Industry Midas "Mid" nan Garlond and was regarded a prodigy in magitek engineering, much like his father.
